A Study on Influence of Land Morphology on Carbon Emissions: The Case of Yangtze River Delta Region

Abstract

The climate crisis is a serious challenge that the world is currently facing. According to "Global Climate 2020", despite the cooling effect of the La Nina event, 2020 was still one of the hottest years on record, and 2015-2020 was the hottest six-year period on record. The global average temperature is about 1.2ºC higher than the period from 1850 to 1900, before industrialization. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) stated in its Sixth Assessment Report that human activities have caused a large amount of greenhouse gas emissions since industrialization, and cities where production and living activities are concentrated have become the main source of global carbon emissions [1]. Cities consume a lot of energy while creating economic growth. Therefore, cities are not only the places that are affected by climate change and bear risks, but also the key components for solving this crisis.