Abstract
In this paper, we first use 2002 and 2007 input–output tables for China and 2000 and 2005 input–output tables for Japan to calculate the carbon intensity of the main traded goods of these two countries. Then we select typical goods and use industry-level panel data to explore the relationship between export trade structure and carbon emissions. The results indicate that: (1) except for steel and steel products, Chinese exports have higher carbon intensity than Japanese exports; (2) there are significantly positive correlations between the carbon intensity and the competitiveness of Chinese exports; (3) improving the intra-industry trade level can reduce the carbon intensity of Chinese exports significantly; (4) there exists industry transfer phenomenon in machinery manufacturing from Japan to China; and (5) from the prospective of reducing carbon emissions, Japan has a better export structure than China does.
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Source:Key World Energy Statistics 2010, IEA
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Source: China Statistical Yearbook 2010
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According to China Statistical Yearbook 2010, in 2009 the total energy consumption of China is about 3.06647 billion tons of standard coal, of which 70.4 % is coal consumption, 17.9 % is oil consumption, 3.9 % is natural gas consumption, and 7.8 % is other clean energy consumption e.g. hydropower, nuclear power, and wind power.
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According to CDIAC (2006), main fossil fuel emission factors are as follows: coal 102 kg CO2/106 J, coke 107 kg CO2/106 J, natural gas 56.1107 kg CO2/106 J, gasoline 59.3 kg CO2/106 J, crude oil 63.3 kg CO2/106 J, kerosene 61.9 kg CO2/106 J, diesel 64.1 kg CO2/106 J.
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The Energy Data and Modeling Center, the Institute of Energy Economics, Japan. 2007 handbook of energy & economic statistics in Japan: The Energy Conservation Center, 2007.
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Source: China Economic Information Network Statistical Database
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Yan and Yang [7].
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Zhu [13].
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Qiang [19].
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Zhao, Z., Wang, R., Yan, Y. (2013). An Analysis of Carbon Emissions in Exported Goods. In: Xue, J., Zhao, Z., Dai, Y., Wang, B. (eds) Green Low-Carbon Development in China. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-01153-0_9
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