Table 3 Average contribution rate of environmental factors to carbon emissions.

From: Study on the spatio-temporal evolution characteristics and driving mechanism of China’s carbon emissions

Environmental factor

Mean contribution rate

Total population

0.074

Night light

0.107

Power consumption

0.157

Added value of primary industry

0.066

Added value of secondary industry

0.173

Total index score

−0.064

Carbon sequestration of vegetation

−0.009