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Carbon Inequality

Carbon Inequality is a theoretical construct in urban environmental sociology that refers to the uneven distribution of carbon emissions across different socioeconomic groups, where affluent populations disproportionately contribute to emissions relative to lower-income groups, thereby highlighting disparities in environmental impact and responsibility within urban contexts.

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2017–2026

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Global warming has increased global economic inequality

Noah S. Diffenbaugh, Marshall Burke · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 2019 · 890 citations · Full text

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Global carbon inequality over 1990–2019

Lucas Chancel · Nature Sustainability · 2022 · 550 citations

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Unequal household carbon footprints in China

Dominik Wiedenhofer, Dabo Guan, Zhu Liu et al. · Nature Climate Change · 2016 · 511 citations · Full text

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Environmental Equity: The Demographics of Dumping

Douglas L. Anderton, Andy B. Anderson, John Michael Oakes et al. · Demography · 1994 · 442 citations · Full text

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The CO 2 emissions-income nexus: Evidence from rich countries

Vishal Chandr Jaunky · Energy Policy · 2011 · 429 citations

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Authors

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  1. KF
    Kuishuang Feng

    University of Maryland, College Park, United States

    12 publications · 774 citations

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  2. AK
    Andrew K. Jorgenson

    Boston College, United States

    10 publications · 1.4K citations

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  3. JM
    Jing Meng

    University College London, United Kingdom

    7 publications · 967 citations

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  4. CF
    Chao Feng

    Chongqing University, China

    7 publications · 262 citations

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  5. JA
    Juan Antonio Duro

    Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Spain

    7 publications · 559 citations

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Institutions

601

  1. Tsinghua University

    Beijing, China

    16 h-index

    32 publications

    1.6K citations

  2. University of Maryland, College Park

    College Park, United States

    14 h-index

    23 publications

    1.4K citations

  3. University College London

    London, United Kingdom

    13 h-index

    21 publications

    1.2K citations

  4. Southwestern University of Finance and Economics

    Chengdu, China

    12 h-index

    24 publications

    2.2K citations

  5. Chongqing University

    Chongqing, China

    12 h-index

    27 publications

    1.3K citations

  6. Chinese Academy of Sciences

    Beijing, China

    12 h-index

    28 publications

    2.5K citations

  7. Beijing Normal University

    Beijing, China

    11 h-index

    36 publications

    1.3K citations

  8. Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research

    Beijing, China

    9 h-index

    19 publications

    1.7K citations

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  1. Journal of Cleaner Production

    34 publications · 2.2K citations

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  2. Journal of Environmental Management

    27 publications · 1.7K citations

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  3. Ecological Economics

    27 publications · 2.7K citations

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  4. Environmental Science and Pollution Research

    ESPR · 32 publications · 1.5K citations

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  5. Energy Policy

    22 publications · 2.2K citations

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