Analysis of Carbon Footprint in Jinan City

Abstract

Carbon footprint reflects the impact of human activities on the environment and the influence degree, to carry out the carbon footprint and carbon cycle research helps the ecological construction of urban planning. Based on the statistics of Jinan city from 2000 to 2013, by the calculation method of urban carbon emissions and carbon sequestration, the carbon emissions and carbon sequestration situation has been calculated and the total carbon footprint has been calculated. Carbon sinks generally showed a slow growth trend from 2000 to 2011 and a slow decline trend from 2011 to 2013. The carbon footprint grew rapidly between 2000 and 2007, averaging 7.12 per cent. From 2007 to 2013, the carbon footprint showed a fluctuating and slowly declining trend.