Abstract:Measure the spatial correlation structure characteristics and action mechanism of the provincial carbon reduction potential, with a view to reducing the energy consumption caused by time and space in production, increasing energy utilization efficiency and reducing carbon emissions, and achieving the sustainable and stable development of low-carbon economy. Based on the inter-provincial panel data of China from 2011 to 2020, this paper uses the Super-SBM model to measure and evaluate the carbon reduction potential of 30 provinces in China from the perspective of fairness and efficiency, and explores its spatial correlation network and impact factors with the help of the modified gravity model and social network analysis method. The results show that:(1) the spatial correlation of carbon reduction potential in China"s provinces is increasingly close, the network density and the number of network connections are increasing, and the network efficiency and network hierarchy are decreasing; (2) The developed provinces and cities in the east are mostly at the core of the network and play a dominant role in the spatial correlation of inter-provincial carbon reduction potential; (3) Beijing, Tianjin, Jiangsu and Shanghai belong to the "net benefit" sector, Guangdong, Zhejiang, Chongqing and Fujian belong to the "broker" sector, and Jilin, Inner Mongolia and other 22 provinces belong to the "net spillover" sector and the "two-way spillover" sector; (4) Spatial adjacency, economic level difference, energy consumption difference, industrial structure difference and urban population difference jointly drive the formation and evolution of China"s provincial carbon reduction potential spatial association network structure.