Provincial transfers of enabled carbon emissions in China: A supply-side perspective

B-Tier
Journal: Energy Policy
Year: 2017
Volume: 107
Issue: C
Pages: 688-697

Authors (4)

Xie, Rui (not in RePEc) Hu, Guangxiao (not in RePEc) Zhang, Youguo (not in RePEc) Liu, Yu

Score contribution per author:

0.503 = (α=2.01 / 4 authors) × 1.0x B-tier

α: calibrated so average coauthorship-adjusted count equals average raw count

Abstract

The development of the regional economy in China is unbalanced. Interregional "carbon leakage" and "carbon transfer" have a significant impact on the realization of carbon emission mitigation targets and the allocation of responsibility. Using China's interregional input-output tables and the corresponding carbon emission data for 2007 and 2010, this paper proposes an interregional Ghosh input-output model and estimates the amount of interprovincial carbon emission transfer from the supply-side perspective. We find that the main direction of supply-side carbon emission transfer is from resource-intensive provinces in the central and western regions to developed provinces in the eastern coastal regions. Further analysis shows that the transfer is mainly concentrated in the production and distribution of electricity and heat, nonmetallic mineral products, and basic metals, whose carbon emissions account for approximately 70% of all sectors’ carbon emissions. The differences between the supply side and the demand side of China's provinces are mainly reflected in the transfer out of carbon emissions.

Technical Details

RePEc Handle
repec:eee:enepol:v:107:y:2017:i:c:p:688-697
Journal Field
Energy
Author Count
4
Added to Database
2026-01-25