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ID176695
Title ProperCarbon network embodied in international trade
Other Title Informationglobal structural evolution and its policy implications
LanguageENG
AuthorChen, B ;  Chen, G.Q ;  Li, Y L
Summary / Abstract (Note)There are overwhelming proofs that world-wide carbon emission profiles have been substantially shaped by carbon leakage through international trade. However, it has been unclear how structure and functions of the global carbon transfers evolve in terms of a complex network. Therefore, this study applies a series of network tools to depict the evolution features of the global carbon flow network from 1995 to 2011 as supported by a systems multi-regional input-output analysis. At global level, the network density increases essentially, indicating the widely expanding carbon leakages among economies. The increasingly distinct scale-free distribution for cumulative degree/weighted degree implies the network's intensified heterogeneity structure. At regional level, a new tripartite cluster structure has been identified by the three gradually stabilized communities centered on USA, China and Europe. At national level, the evolution for all economies' roles, especially two prominent groups (i.e. G8 and BRICS), is enunciated by coreness in context of the core-periphery structure, highlighting the significance of monitoring core economies' carbon emission flows. The results urge the need to shift from local carbon mitigation in silos to global collective and inclusive governance. Regional cluster structure's identification highlights the urgency for multinational cooperation on emission mitigation within the three newly formulated communities.
`In' analytical NoteEnergy Policy Vol.139; Apr 2020: p.111316
Journal SourceEnergy Policy 2020-04 139
Key WordsInternational Trade ;  Network Analysis ;  Carbon Leakage ;  Global Carbon Emissions ;  Multi-Regional Input-Output Analysis