The rising North-South carbon flows within China from 2012 to 2017Xiaoyu Li, Zhao Zeng, Zengkai Zhang, Ye Yao and Huibin Du Structural Change and Economic Dynamics, 2023, vol. 64, issue C, 263-272 Abstract: The carbon transfer changes triggered by transformation of economic development patterns are less concerned. This study seeks to estimate the carbon implications caused by regional development gaps between the North and South in China. We utilize Multiregional Input-Output (MRIO) model to reveal the new features of embodied carbon emission, and apply structural decomposition analysis (SDA) to reflect the main driving forces behind the changes in implied emissions patterns. The results demonstrate that carbon transfers show a significant trend from the North to the South in 2017. Moreover, electricity and heat power, metal and non-metal industries in poorer northern regions are the important “suppliers” of implied emissions, while construction and service industries in developed southern regions are the main “consumers”. Carbon transfers from the North to the South mainly due to changes in consumption and export. The key industries and driving forces should receive more attention when making carbon reduction policies. Keywords: Carbon transfers; MRIO model; SDA; China (search for similar items in EconPapers) Downloads: (external link) Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:eee:streco:v:64:y:2023:i:c:p:263-272 DOI: 10.1016/j.strueco.2023.01.002 Access Statistics for this article Structural Change and Economic Dynamics is currently edited by F. Duchin, H. Hagemann, M. Landesmann, R. Scazzieri, A. Steenge and B. Verspagen More articles in Structural Change and Economic Dynamics from Elsevier |
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