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Climate Change and Regional Sustainable Development

A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section "Sustainable Urban and Rural Development".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 17 May 2025 | Viewed by 2354

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Dr. Liying Sun

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Institute of Geographic Science and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China
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Prof. Dr. Liang Pei

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Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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Prof. Dr. Lars Carlsen

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Awareness Center, Roskilde, Denmark
Interests: water quality; ecology; soil; environment
Dr. Collins Elendu

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Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Ürümqi, China
Interests: renewable energy; environmental protection; process optimization; life cycle assessment; sustainability; emissions reduction; climate change

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Under the superposition resonance of climate change and COVID-19, the process of regional sustainable development goals is becoming increasingly complex. Climate change directly alters hydrological processes and affects the sustainability of regional water use. Regional water resource management and water–carbon nexus relationships provide guidance for water conservation and emission reduction. From a technical perspective, carbon peak path simulation based on emission characteristics can provide key information for carbon neutrality decision making. From a market perspective, carbon trading mechanisms are market-oriented tools that can effectively control total emissions. From a governance perspective, climate and environmental actions have a broad collaborative foundation with regional sustainable development, and establishing a climate and environmental governance system is of great significance. Therefore, this Special Issue will focus on climate effects on water cycles and land surface processes, the sustainability of water resources, the regional water–food–carbon nexus, identifying and optimizing the carbon peak pathways, allocating and trading carbon emission rights, climate action and sustainable development goals, climate and environmental governance systems, and other content providing decision-making references for actively addressing climate change, environmental pollution, and achieving sustainable development.

Core content:

  1. Climate change and water cycles.
  2. Climate change and land surface processes.
  3. Climate change and the sustainable development goals.
  4. Climate governance system.
  5. Sustainability of water use and water conservation policies.
  6. Management and optimal allocation of regional water resources.
  7. The regional water––food–carbon nexus.
  8. Identification and optimization of carbon peak paths.
  9. Carbon emission rights allocation and trading.
  10. Regional sustainable development policies.

Dr. Liying Sun
Prof. Dr. Liang Pei
Prof. Dr. Lars Carlsen
Dr. Collins Elendu
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Keywords

  • climate change
  • water cycle
  • land surface processes
  • water sustainability
  • water resource management
  • water–food–carbon nexus
  • regional management
  • environmental pollution
  • climate governance system
  • carbon peak path
  • carbon emission rights
  • regional sustainable development

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Spatial-Temporal Evolution of Sales Volume of New Energy Vehicles in China and Analysis of Influencing Factors
by Run Sun, Kun Yang, Zongqi Peng, Meie Pan, Danni Su, Mingfeng Zhang, Lusha Ma, Jingcong Ma and Tao Li
Sustainability 2024, 16(24), 11115; https://doi.org/10.3390/su162411115 - 18 Dec 2024
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China’s transportation carbon emissions account for 10% of the total, with nearly 90% originating from road transport. Additionally, China is the world’s largest automotive demand market. Therefore, in the context of achieving the “dual carbon” goals, the promotion and application of new energy [...] Read more.
China’s transportation carbon emissions account for 10% of the total, with nearly 90% originating from road transport. Additionally, China is the world’s largest automotive demand market. Therefore, in the context of achieving the “dual carbon” goals, the promotion and application of new energy vehicles (NEVs) are particularly crucial. However, the current situation regarding the promotion trends and driving mechanisms of NEVs in China remains unclear. Therefore, this study, based on panel data, explores the spatial-temporal evolution of NEV sales in China from 2016 to 2022 through spatial analysis. Simultaneously, based on correlation analysis and geographical detectors, this study qualitatively and quantitatively investigates the driving factors of NEV sales in China. The results show that: (1) China’s NEV sales will increase by 5.7 million units in the seven years from 2016 to 2022, which is an extremely fast growth rate; (2) There are significant spatial-temporal heterogeneities in the sales of NEVs in China. Sales in the eastern region constitute the largest share among the four major economic regions, accounting for 61% by 2022. The northeastern region has the lowest sales, representing only 2.9% of the national total. (3) Among different provinces, the sales in coastal provinces such as Guangdong, ZheJiang, and Jiangsu are much higher than in inland provinces like Tibet and QingHai. (4) The contribution rates of driving factors vary across regions. Overall, however, the order of influence factors is as follows: road length (0.49) > proportion of the tertiary industry (0.48) > road area (0.40). Therefore, infrastructure is identified as the primary influencing factor for the promotion of NEV. This study has revealed the spatial-temporal evolution of NEV sales and their driving mechanisms, aiming to provide theoretical support for the promotion of NEVs in China. Full article
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Water Conservation Implications Based on Tempo-Spatial Characteristics of Water Footprint in the Water-Receiving Areas of the South-to-North Water Diversion Project, China
by Ziheng Feng and Liying Sun
Sustainability 2024, 16(3), 1270; https://doi.org/10.3390/su16031270 - 2 Feb 2024
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In order to continuously promote water conservation efforts to alleviate the pressure of water diversion, water footprint (WF) is used as an effective tool to measure water utilization in the water-receiving areas of the Middle Route and Eastern Route of the South-to-North Water [...] Read more.
In order to continuously promote water conservation efforts to alleviate the pressure of water diversion, water footprint (WF) is used as an effective tool to measure water utilization in the water-receiving areas of the Middle Route and Eastern Route of the South-to-North Water Diversion Project (SNWDP). The tempo-spatial variations of WF and spatial equilibrium of water footprint intensity (WFI) in the study area are quantified using the Mann–Kandle trend test, Sen’s slope, and Dagum Gini coefficient decomposition method for the years of 2005–2020. The results show that WF has a significant decreasing trend (Sen’s slop < 0, significant level < 0.05) in 17 cities in the study area, whereas WF shows a significant increasing trend (Sen’s slop > 0, significant level < 0.05) in 10 cities. Cities in the water-receiving areas are categorized into three types based on the contribution of the water utilization sector to changes in WF as follows: agriculture water-dominated city (AD), domestic and ecological water-dominated city (DED), and virtual water trade-dominated city (VWTD). Accordingly, targeted water conservation recommendations are made for these three kinds of cities, and it is suggested that AD, DED, and VWTD cities need to focus on advanced irrigation technologies, water reuse, and trade restructuring, respectively. The overall Gini coefficient of WFI fluctuates between 0.219 and 0.267 in the water-receiving areas of the Middle Route, which is dominated by the differences in city level. However, it fluctuates between 0.412 and 0.278 in the water-receiving areas of the Eastern Route, which is dominated by the differences in provincial level. Accordingly, water conservation hotspots are determined at the city level in the Middle Route and at the provincial level in the Eastern Route with different water management policies. These results provide a scientific support for water conservation management in the water-receiving areas of the SNWDP, as well as a methodological reference for the tempo-spatial characteristics of WF and their implications for water conservation. Full article
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