Research Article
Measurement and Impactors of Tourism Carbon Dioxide Emission Efficiency in China
| Variable | Name | Meaning | Unit |
| Inputs | Labor | Total number of tourism employees in each province | 10,000 people | Capital | Fixed assets in tourism with 2010 as the base year | 100 million yuan | Energy | Tourism energy consumption computed with the tourism consumption stripping coefficient | 10,000 tons of standard coal |
| Outputs | Desired outputs | Total tourism income in each province with 2010 as the base year | 100 million yuan | Number of inbound overnight tourists in each province | 10,000 people | Undesired output | Tourism carbon dioxide emissions estimated by the bottom-up method | 10,000 tons |
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