Scale, Technique and Composition Effects in Trade-Related Carbon Emissions in China

Zhang, Youguo

doi:10.1007/s10640-011-9503-9

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“…Some scholars have estimated the embodied carbon emissions of China's foreign trade (Guo et al, 2012;Lin and Sun, 2010;Weitzel and Ma, 2014;Zhang, 2012Zhang, , 2013. Their findings show that, in addition to the increase in China's own consumption level and accelerated investment in fixed assets, rapidly expanding export is the other major reason why China has seen an increase in its carbon emissions.…”

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Carbon emissions embodied in value added chains in China

Liu

Fan

et al. 2015

Journal of Cleaner Production

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Using the multi-regional input-output model (MRIO), the paper distinguishes the carbon emissions embodied in commodities for domestic final consumption (CBEs, consumption-based emissions) and those for export (EBEs, export-based emissions), and then calculates carbon emissions embodied in the demand-supply chains for consumption and export based on technical coefficients matrix of the MRIO for one country. Taking China as an example, we provide a dynamic analysis of CBEs, EBEs, and carbon emissions embodied in consumption and export demand-supply chains at the sub-national level based on the MRIO tables for 1997 and 2007. The results show that, in China, the transferred carbon emissions embodied in demand-supply chains driven by consumption and export both showed rapid growth during [1997][1998][1999][2000][2001][2002][2003][2004][2005][2006][2007]. And the net transferred carbon emissions embodied in the demand-supply chains showed an increasing trend as well. Less developed regions with abundant fossil fuels tend to net flow out carbon emissions.

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Carbon emissions embodied in value added chains in China

Liu

Fan

et al. 2015

Journal of Cleaner Production

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“…A substantial share of these emissions is associated with the production of export goods, because for a large economy China has a very high export share in GDP. Both the absolute number of CO 2 emissions embodied in Chinese exports as well as the share of emissions associated with export production in total Chinese emissions has risen over time Peters et al, 2011;Zhang, 2012), driven by a growth rate of trade that exceeds overall GDP growth rates (Wei et al, 2011).…”

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Emissions embodied in Chinese exports taking into account the special export structure of China

Weitzel

2014

Energy Economics

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Standard-Nutzungsbedingungen:Die Dokumente auf EconStor dürfen zu eigenen wissenschaftlichen Zwecken und zum Privatgebrauch gespeichert und kopiert werden.Sie dürfen die Dokumente nicht für öffentliche oder kommerzielle Zwecke vervielfältigen, öffentlich ausstellen, öffentlich zugänglich machen, vertreiben oder anderweitig nutzen.Sofern die Verfasser die Dokumente unter Open-Content-Lizenzen (insbesondere CC-Lizenzen) zur Verfügung gestellt haben sollten, gelten abweichend von diesen Nutzungsbedingungen die in der dort genannten Lizenz gewährten Nutzungsrechte. Emissions embodied in Chinese exports taking into account the special export structure of China* Terms of use: Documents in Matthias Weitzel and Ma TaoAbstract: Quantification of CO 2 emissions embodied in China's trade is important for an informed debate on whom to blame for the recent rise in Chinese emissions or the calculation of border carbon adjustments. Applying input output techniques, we calculate these emissions in (1) a standard model, (2) a regionally disaggregated model, taking into account that export production is concentrated in more advanced and more emission efficient provinces and (3) in a model with export processing, taking into account that almost half of Chinese exports relies on a large share of imported intermediates and little domestic value and emissions added. We compare year 2007 emissions embodied for in Chinese exports in a unified framework. We also report emissions embodied in Chinese imports used for intermediate production of exports by combining calculations for China with data from global IO models. We find that both a model with 30 provinces (1730 Mt CO 2 ) and a model accounting for export processing (1580 Mt) yield lower Chinese emissions embodied in exports compared to the standard model (1782 Mt). In the regional model, emissions are even lower (1522 Mt), if interprovincial trade is not taken into account.

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“…Since China became the world's top emitter it has been the focus of energy and emissions SDA analyses, with Peters et al (2007), Guan et al (2009), Peng and Shi (2011), Zhang (2011), Minx et al (2011), and Zhang and Lahr (2014 undertaking a historical analysis, and Guan et al (2008) offering projections until 2030. Using a subnational multi-region input-output (MRIO) database, Feng et al (2012) demonstrate that outsourcing of emissions also occurs within a country, in this case from wealthier to poorer regions of China.…”

Section: Carbon Emissionsmentioning

confidence: 99%