Great Divergence Exists in Chinese Provincial Trade-Related CO<sub>2</sub> Emission Accounts
Shen Qu, Yuantao Yang, Zhaohua Wang, Jian‐Ping Zou, Ming Xu
Abstract
emissions for Shandong Province calculated from two MRIO models can reach 208Mt, more than the terrestrial emissions of Argentina, United Arab Emirates, or The Netherlands. Reducing such divergence, however, requires only the agreement among various MRIO models on a small number of critical data elements. Our results demonstrate the need of careful interpretation of previous studies on trade-related provincial GHG emission accounts in China, and prioritize future efforts to harmonize GHG emission accounting within China.
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Greenhouse gasChinaDivergence (linguistics)Consumption (sociology)Natural resource economicsInternational tradeEnvironmental scienceEconomicsEconomic geographyGeographyEcologyLinguisticsBiologySociologyPhilosophySocial scienceArchaeologyEnvironmental Impact and SustainabilityEnergy, Environment, Economic GrowthClimate Change Policy and Economics