Assessment of Embodied Carbon Emissions within the Trade between China and Main Trade Partners

Abstract:

Based on the (import) non-competitive input-output tables, this paper calculates Chinas embodied carbon emission by consumption-based measures and production-based measures, and assesses embodied carbon emissions between China and United States (U.S.), Japan and European Union (EU) in trade. The results revealed that Chinas embodied carbon emission from domestic production (Q^P) was higher than that from domestic consumption by 15.1-25.8% because of the balance of embodied emissions in trade (Q^B) during 1997-2010. Chinas embodied carbon emission within export (Q^E) grew from 0.69Gt in 1997 to 1.98Gt in 2010, accounting for 23.4-35.8% of Q^P. Q^B grew from 0.36Gt in 1997 to 1.12Gt in 2010, accounting for 12.2-23.2% of Q^P. Q^B of China between U.S., Japan and EU increased from 0.25Gt in 1997 to 0.73Gt in 2010, accounting for 8.4-16.0% of Q^P. Around 50% of Chinas embodied carbon emissions resulted from trade between China and U.S., Japan and EU.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volume 472)
• Pages: 845-850
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.472.845
• Online since: January 2014
• Authors: Ya Dong Ning, Xian Li, Tao Ding
• Keywords: Embodied Carbon Emission, Export Trade, Import Trade, Input-Output Analysis

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DOI: 10.1163/9789004216877_021