Low-carbon economy, industrial structure and changes in China's development mode based on the data of 1996-2009 in empirical analysis

It is an inevitable choice for China to change patterns of economic development, speed up industrial restructuring and develop low-carbon economy vigorously in win-win economic development and environmental protection. Based on the relevant time series data of 1996-2009, we establish a linear regression model about how adjustment of industrial structure impacts the carbon dioxide emissions. The empirical result shows that the type of industrial structure directly determine carbon dioxide emissions; the second industry is positively related to carbon emissions; whereas the development of tertiary industry reduces carbon emissions. Therefore, to develop low carbon economy, we must change the economic development mode, speed up industrial restructuring, vigorously promote the tertiary industry.