Impacts of Urbanization and Technology on Carbon Dioxide Emissions of Yangtze River Economic Belt at Two Stages: Based on an Extended STIRPAT Model

In the Yangtze River Economic Belt (YREB), one of most important challenges at present is to promote green, low-carbon development. This study attempted explore impact different dimensions urbanization and technology on CO2 emissions stages in YREB by using an extended STIRPAT model provincial panel data from 2000 2017. To examine change differences based effects emissions, we divided total period into two according trends considered as a whole well lower, middle, upper reaches individually. The main findings are follows. First, inverted U relationship was found between economic for entire along with rapid rise (Stage I) only reaches, while stable II), existed lower reaches. An middle Stage I II. Second, during period, had greatest inhibitory effect carbon dioxide followed energy intensity population urbanization; I, reduction factors were intensity, non-significant impact. Third, per capita gross domestic product (GDP) size positive emission increases. Specifically, II, fitting not good (R2 0.3948), formula significant. rebound GDP