The Embodied Carbon Emission of Sino-Japan Trade ——an Analysis on Cross-country IO Table
ZHANG Lu 1, 2
(1. Lanzhou Business Institute, Lanzhou 730050, China； 2. School of International Business, Shanghai University of Economics and Finance, Shanghai 200433, China)
Abstract Trade is closely related to the environment. Based on the input and output model, the paper analyzes the CO2 emission of 24 industrial sectors between China and Japan by estimating a net exports from China to Japan between 1990 and 2000 and refining the result to industrial sector level. On average, the Chinese economy is confirmed to be more carbon-intensive. In addition, scenario comparison shows that the bilateral trade helps the overall reduction of CO2 emissions. Japan should be responsible for some of China’s emissions, while in terms of CO2 emission reduction opportunities, most sectors of Chinese industry benefit from learning Japanese technologies to produce lower carbon intensities.
2013, Vol. 1 
