Temporal changes of carbon emission transmissions in China's supply chain, 1997–2017

Wu, S; Cao, Y; He, L

Temporal changes of carbon emission transmissions in China's supply chain, 1997–2017

Wu, S Cao, Y He, L

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Citation:: Journal of Cleaner Production, 2020, 269, pp. 122367-122367
Issue Date:: 2020-10-01

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dc.contributor.author	Wu, S
dc.contributor.author	Cao, Y
dc.contributor.author	He, L
dc.date.accessioned	2021-06-17T05:38:43Z
dc.date.available	2021-06-17T05:38:43Z
dc.date.issued	2020-10-01
dc.identifier.citation	Journal of Cleaner Production, 2020, 269, pp. 122367-122367
dc.identifier.issn	0959-6526
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/149593
dc.description.abstract	As the largest carbon emitter, China has a heavy task to allocate responsibilities in all stakeholders of supply chain. Previous studies have underestimated the transmission-related responsibility for carbon emissions reduction along supply chain. This study aims to combine Structural Path Analysis (SPA) and transmission-based betweenness (TBB) model to trace the critical transmission paths and nodes from production origins to final demand destinations of China in 1997–2017. Results show that: (1) Emission-mitigating responsibilities vary greatly under three types of emission accounting methods. Energy-intensive sectors (i.e., PSE, NMM and MES) are the largest emitters for production-based emission (PBE), and CON and SER are main contributors with high consumption-based emission (CBE). While the sectors with high transmission-based emission (TBE) have usually been neglected and converged in manufacturing sectors, including WAP and EOE for consumption, TEX for investment, TEX and MEP for export. Transmissions of carbon emission among the critical sectors are strengthened. (2) Final demand structure is shifting from the consumption-oriented (1997–2002), export-oriented (2002–2007), investment-oriented (2007–2012) to the consumption-oriented (2012–2017). The responsible sectors to satisfy consumption, investment and export show great disparity, namely SER, CON and PSE respectively. Cleaner energy structure (i.e., decreasing coal-related emissions and increasing gas-related emissions) is attributed to PSE, MES, TRW and SER. (3) Some transmission paths (staring from production side to consumption side) with more emissions, including “PSE→consumption”, “CON→NMM→investment” and “WHR→export” deserve more attention. This study provides implications for the greening of supply chain and allocation of emission-mitigating responsibilities fairly.
dc.language	en
dc.publisher	Elsevier BV
dc.relation.ispartof	Journal of Cleaner Production
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1016/j.jclepro.2020.122367
dc.rights	info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess
dc.subject	0907 Environmental Engineering, 0910 Manufacturing Engineering, 0915 Interdisciplinary Engineering
dc.subject.classification	Environmental Sciences
dc.title	Temporal changes of carbon emission transmissions in China's supply chain, 1997–2017
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	269
utslib.for	0907 Environmental Engineering
utslib.for	0910 Manufacturing Engineering
utslib.for	0915 Interdisciplinary Engineering
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/DVC (International)
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/DVC (International)/Australia-China Relations Institute
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dc.date.updated	2021-06-17T05:38:42Z
pubs.publication-status	Published
pubs.volume	269

Abstract:

As the largest carbon emitter, China has a heavy task to allocate responsibilities in all stakeholders of supply chain. Previous studies have underestimated the transmission-related responsibility for carbon emissions reduction along supply chain. This study aims to combine Structural Path Analysis (SPA) and transmission-based betweenness (TBB) model to trace the critical transmission paths and nodes from production origins to final demand destinations of China in 1997–2017. Results show that: (1) Emission-mitigating responsibilities vary greatly under three types of emission accounting methods. Energy-intensive sectors (i.e., PSE, NMM and MES) are the largest emitters for production-based emission (PBE), and CON and SER are main contributors with high consumption-based emission (CBE). While the sectors with high transmission-based emission (TBE) have usually been neglected and converged in manufacturing sectors, including WAP and EOE for consumption, TEX for investment, TEX and MEP for export. Transmissions of carbon emission among the critical sectors are strengthened. (2) Final demand structure is shifting from the consumption-oriented (1997–2002), export-oriented (2002–2007), investment-oriented (2007–2012) to the consumption-oriented (2012–2017). The responsible sectors to satisfy consumption, investment and export show great disparity, namely SER, CON and PSE respectively. Cleaner energy structure (i.e., decreasing coal-related emissions and increasing gas-related emissions) is attributed to PSE, MES, TRW and SER. (3) Some transmission paths (staring from production side to consumption side) with more emissions, including “PSE→consumption”, “CON→NMM→investment” and “WHR→export” deserve more attention. This study provides implications for the greening of supply chain and allocation of emission-mitigating responsibilities fairly.

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