Research Article

Measurement and Impactors of Tourism Carbon Dioxide Emission Efficiency in China

Table 1

TCDEE indices.

VariableNameMeaningUnit

InputsLaborTotal number of tourism employees in each province10,000 people
CapitalFixed assets in tourism with 2010 as the base year100 million yuan
EnergyTourism energy consumption computed with the tourism consumption stripping coefficient10,000 tons of standard coal

OutputsDesired outputsTotal tourism income in each province with 2010 as the base year100 million yuan
Number of inbound overnight tourists in each province10,000 people
Undesired outputTourism carbon dioxide emissions estimated by the bottom-up method10,000 tons