Relaxing fertility policies and delaying retirement age increase China’s carbon emissions

IF 29.6 1区地球科学 Q1 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES

Nature Climate Change Pub Date : 2024-10-11 DOI:10.1038/s41558-024-02145-5

Ling Tang, Junai Yang, Jiali Zheng, Xinlu Sun, Lu Cheng, Kehan He, Ling Li, Jinkai Li, Wenjia Cai, Shouyang Wang, Paul Drummond, Zhifu Mi

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Abstract

Relaxing fertility policies and delaying retirement age would increase China’s household carbon footprint mainly by boosting population and labour. Policymakers should synergize policies targeting population ageing and climate change, which are both crucial for sustainable development.

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放宽生育政策和延迟退休年龄会增加中国的碳排放量

放宽生育政策和延迟退休年龄将主要通过增加人口和劳动力来增加中国的家庭碳足迹。针对人口老龄化和气候变化的政策对可持续发展至关重要，决策者应将二者结合起来。

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Nature Climate Change ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES-METEOROLOGY & ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES

CiteScore

40.30

自引率

1.60%

发文量

267

审稿时长

4-8 weeks

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