In thispaper,weevaluatethechangesincarbondioxideemissionsfromenergyconsumptioninChina's
food industryfrom1986to2010basedontheLogarithmicMeanDivisiaIndex(LMDI)method.The
results showthatenergyintensity(EI)andindustrialactivity(IA)arethemaindeterminantsofthe
changes incarbondioxide.Energyintensity(EI)contributestodecreaseinemissionswithin25years
while industrialactivity(IA)actsinapositivewaytoincreasetheemissionslevel.Industryscale(IS)
mostly contributestoincreaseinemissionsexceptforthetimeinterval1996–2000.However,forboth
carbon intensity(CI)andenergystructure(ES),theyhaveavolatilebutnotsignificant influence on
emissions inthedifferenttimeintervals.Tofurtherunderstandtheeffects,weanalyzethecumulative
emission duringthewholeperiod1986–2010.Theresultsfurthertestifythatenergyintensityandin-
dustrial activityarethemostimportantfactorsaffectingreductionandgrowthofcarbonemissions.The
results indicatethateffortstoreduceemissioninChina'sfoodindustryshouldfocusontheenhancement
of energyefficiency,theoptimizationofindustrialscaleandtherestructuringenergyuse.Finally,re-
commendations areprovidedforthereductionofcarbondioxideinChina'sfoodindustry.