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Chinese Agricultural Science Bulletin ›› 2024, Vol. 40 ›› Issue (23): 81-91.doi: 10.11924/j.issn.1000-6850.casb2023-0796

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Calculation and Trend Prediction of Carbon Emissions from Planting Industry in Guangdong Province

CHU Xialing(), YE Gaosong, ZHENG Linxiu   

  1. Vegetable Research Institute, Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences/Guangdong Key Laboratory of New Vegetable Technology Research/Guangzhou Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Great Bay Area Vegetable Basket Research Institute, Guangzhou 510640
  • Received:2023-11-08 Revised:2024-02-20 Online:2024-08-15 Published:2024-08-09

Abstract:

The study aims to clarify the carbon emission characteristics of planting industry in Guangdong Province and its decoupling status from agricultural economic growth, predict the carbon emission trend from 2022 to 2060, and provide theoretical basis for the formulation of agricultural carbon emission reduction and sink increase policies in Guangdong Province. Using the carbon emission coefficient method of IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change), this paper calculated the carbon emissions, carbon sinks, net carbon emissions, carbon emission intensity, and net carbon emission intensity of the planting industry in Guangdong Province from 1990 to 2021, based on two major types of carbon sources of agricultural material inputs and farmland soil utilization, then analyzed their dynamic evolution trends. The decoupling relationship between carbon emissions and agricultural economic growth was discussed by the Tapio decoupling model, the carbon emissions and net carbon emissions from 2022 to 2060 were predicted as well by the Grey prediction model GM (1, 1). The results showed that: (1) from 1990 to 2021, the total amount and net amount of carbon emissions of planting industry in Guangdong Province both showed fluctuating downward trend, with decrease of 25.23% and 30.58%, respectively. The carbon emissions from farmland soil utilization accounted for 63.94% to 79.69%, while the carbon emissions from agricultural material inputs accounted for 20.31% to 36.06%. Fertilizer, pesticides and agricultural film were the top three sources of carbon emissions from agricultural inputs, while rice planting and vegetable planting were the main sources of carbon emissions from farmland soil utilization. (2) From 1990 to 2021, the carbon sink decreased in fluctuation, with decrease of 22.23%. The carbon sink mainly came from rice, sugarcane, and vegetables plants, with the proportion of 87.23%-94.03%. (3) From 1990 to 2021, the carbon emission intensity and net carbon emission intensity in Guangdong Province measured by agricultural output value, significantly decreased by 93.20% and 93.69%, respectively. (4) The decoupling statuses were dominated by weak decoupling and strong decoupling, indicating good coordination between agricultural economic growth and carbon emissions from planting industry. (5) Using the data from 1991 to 2021, 2001 to 2021, 2011 to 2021 as samples for prediction, respectively, it was found that the carbon emissions and net carbon emissions of planting industry in Guangdong Province would both show continuous decreasing trend after 2022, but the reduction amplitude values were different. The prediction value of carbon emissions using the data from 2011 to 2021 as samples was the smallest and the reduction amplitude was the largest. Based on the above conclusions, this paper put forward relevant policy recommendations such as continuously implementing measures to reduce the amount and increase the efficiency of fertilizers, pesticides, and agricultural films, optimizing rice field management, and strengthening scientific and technological support for green and low-carbon agricultural development.

Key words: Guangdong Province, carbon emissions from planting industry, carbon sink of planting industry, Tapio decoupling model, carbon emission prediction