Simulation and influencing factors of carbon emission peak in Wenzhou’s textile and clothing industry

To reflect the huge pressure on the environment caused by carbon emissions (CEs) in the production process of the textile and clothing industry, this study uses the CE coefficient method to calculate the CEs of the textile and clothing industry in Wenzhou, China from 2004 to 2018. Moreover, this study analyses the decoupling relationship between Wenzhou’s textile and clothing industry and economic growth by using the decoupling theory and using the Laspeyres decomposition method to analyse the impact of CE factors. Research results show as follows: the decoupling of the CE and economic growth in Wenzhou’s textile and clothing industry from 2004 to 2018 was five years of non-decoupling (2005, 2006, 2007, 2012, 2016) and four years of relative decoupling (2008, 2010, 2013, 2015), five years of absolute decoupling (2009, 2011, 2014, 2017, 2018), the overall decoupling state is good; among the main factors affecting CE, the cumulative effect of industrial scale is the key factor that drives the growth of CE. The industry structure effect and technology level effect inhibit the increase in CE, and the technology level effect has a small impact on the CE of the textile and clothing industry. This paper fills in the gaps between the environmental regulation means and methods of pillar industrial clusters in specific regions and provides paths and measures for Wenzhou’s textile industry and regional energy conservation and emission reduction