Carbon balance zoning and carbon budget drivers for governance in the Chengdu Chongqing urban agglomeration.

Tonghui Yu, Binqian Dai, Xuan Zhu, Yu Zhang, Ran Xu, Xi Chen, Jiqiang Niu

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Tonghui YuSchool of Business, Xinyang Normal University, Xinyang, Henan 464000, China.

Binqian DaiSchool of Business, Xinyang Normal University, Xinyang, Henan 464000, China.

Xuan ZhuSchool of Earth Atmosphere and Environment, Faculty of Science, Monash University, Melbourne, VIC 3800, Australia.

Yu ZhangSchool of Business, Xinyang Normal University, Xinyang, Henan 464000, China.

Ran XuSchool of Business, Xinyang Normal University, Xinyang, Henan 464000, China.

Xi ChenCollege of Economics and Management, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou 450046, China.

Jiqiang NiuSchool of Geographic Sciences, Xinyang Normal University, Xinyang 464000, China.

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Against China's "dual-carbon" backdrop, identifying carbon balance patterns and governance zones in rapidly urbanizing regions is central to territorial spatial optimization. Using the Chengdu-Chongqing Urban Agglomeration as a case, this study develops a three-dimensional framework based on net carbon emissions, economic contribution, and ecological support coefficients to link carbon accounting, driver diagnosis, and zoning governance. Results show that: (1) The region exhibits a "high-emission core-strong carbon-sink periphery" pattern, with emissions peaking at 1.42×10

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PMID42317733

DOI10.1016/j.isci.2026.116283

PMCPMC13273590

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