Urbanization and Agricultural Carbon Emissions:
the Mediation Effect of Agricultural
Land Use Change
Yamei Wang,
Tao Zhang,
Xi Wang
et al.
Abstract:The process of urbanization leads to the reallocation and adjustment of agricultural production factors, which has a significant impact on agricultural carbon emissions (ACEs). Based on the panel data of 30 provinces in China from 2007 to 2019, this study explores the mechanism of how urbanization affects ACEs and conducts empirical tests. The results show that there is an "inverted U-shaped" relationship between urbanization and ACEs, with ACEs first increasing and then decreasing as the urbanization rate inc… Show more
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