| ID | 093506 |
| Title Proper | China's foreign trade and climate change |
| Other Title Information | a case study of CO2 emissions |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Yunfeng, Yan ; Laike, Yang |
| Publication | 2010. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | The globalization of trade has numerous environmental implications. Trade creates a mechanism for consumers to shift environmental pollution associated with their consumption to other countries. Carbon leakage exerts great influences on international trade and economy. Applying an input-output approach, the paper estimates the amount of carbon dioxide (CO2) embodied in China's foreign trade during 1997-2007. It is found that 10.03-26.54% of China's annual CO2 emissions are produced during the manufacture of export goods destined for foreign consumers, while the CO2 emissions embodied in China's imports accounted for only 4.40% (1997) and 9.05% (2007) of that. We also estimate that the rest of world avoided emitting 150.18 Mt CO2 in 1997, increasing to 593 Mt in 2007, as a result of importing goods from China, rather than manufacturing the same type and quantity of goods domestically. During 1997-2007, the net "additional" global CO2 emissions resulting from China's exports were 4894 Mt. Then, the paper divides the trade-embodied emissions into scale, composition and technical effect. It was found that scale and composition effect increased the CO2 emissions embodied in trade while the technical effect offset a small part of them. Finally, its mechanism and policy implications are presented. |
| `In' analytical Note | Energy Policy Vol. 38, No. 1; Jan 2010: p.350-356 |
| Journal Source | Energy Policy Vol. 38, No. 1; Jan 2010: p.350-356 |
| Key Words | Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Emission Embodied in Trade ; Economic Input - Output - Life Cycle Assessment (EIO-LCA); Structural Decomposition Analysis (SDA) ; China - Foreign Trade ; Climate Change ; Economic Input – Output - Life Cycle Assessment (EIO-LCA); Structural Decomposition Analysis (SDA) |