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The development practices of developed countries tell us that there are more than one ways of development, and high-carbon development with high energy consumption is not the only way of modernization. Data of developed countries show that when development reaches a certain level, per capita energy consumption and emission no longer increase along with socioeconomic development, but stand still or even decrease after reaching a stable level.
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All data about GDP, energy consumption, and CO2 emission in this paper are from the World Bank unless otherwise specified, and GDP is in constant 2005 prices in US dollars.
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In this section, data about energy consumption come from the website of China National Bureau of Statistics and 2015 BP Statistical Review.
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CO2 emission is calculated based on the amount of fossil energy use. CO2 emission from other sources is not considered. The emission coefficient is in reference to BP Statistical Review.
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Du, X., Zhou, D., Chao, Q., Wen, Z., Huhe, T., Liu, Q. (2020). High-Carbon Development is not the Only Way of Modernization. In: Overview of Low-Carbon Development. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-9250-4_4
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