Driving Factor Analysis of Carbon Emissions in China’s Power Sector for Low-Carbon Economy

Table 2

Description of the model variables.

Variable	Symbol	Definition	Unit
Carbon emissions		Power sector related carbon emissions	10^4 ton
Population		Total population	10^4 units
Economic level		GDP per capital ( constant)	yuan
Coal consumption rate		Standard coal consumption per unit power generation	g/kWh
Line lose rate		Proportion of the loss of electricity over the total electricity power generation in power grid	%
Power generation Structure		Proportion of thermal power generation over total power generation	%
Energy intensity		Power consumption per unit of GDP	kWh per 10^4 yuan
Industrial structure	IS	Proportion of second industry accounting for total GDP	%
Urbanization level	UL	Proportion of city population over the total population	%

“Second industry” here simply refers to “industry; construction” in China Statistical Yearbooks.