Under the Strategy of"Strengthening Provincial Capital",Low Carbon Economic and Industrial Choice in the Yangtze River Economic Belt
The low-carbon development of cities is an important lever in China's ecological civilization construc-tion,and the"strong provincial capital"strategy has had a significant impact on the coordinated development be-tween regions,which puts forward new requirements for the low-carbon economic development and industrial selec-tion of cities in the Yangtze River Economic Belt under the"strong provincial capital"strategy.[Objective]The study describe the low-carbon economic effects of the industries in the prefecture level cities of the Yangtze Riv-er Economic Belt,and discusses the problem of industry selection.[Method]The study uses the random forest model.[Result]The carbon emission reduction potential of urban industries in the Yangtze River Economic Belt is significant,with the construction industry being the largest.Under the strategy of"strengthening provin-cial capitals",Shanghai,Wuhan,Chongqing,and Chengdu have relatively full development of low-carbon indus-tries,while small core provincial capitals such as Nanchang,Guiyang,Kunming,and Changsha have great poten-tial for emission reduction in manufacturing and some social service industries.[Conclusion]Provincial capital cit-ies should focus on developing social service industries,while non provincial capital cities should select indus-tries with their own characteristics for key development based on their own resource endowments.