『Abstract
Investigating CO2 emissions of China's manufacturing
centers contributes to local and global CO2
mitigation targets. This study considers Jiangsu Province as a
representation of manufacturing centers in South China. Effects
of material efficiency improvements, technology development, consumption
structure changes and consumption volume growth in Jiangsu Province
on its CO2 emissions during 1997-2007 are
investigated using structural decomposition analysis based on
environmental input-output table. In order to reduce CO2
emissions, Jiangsu Province should not only rely on material efficiency
improvements and technology development, but also rely on consumption
structure changes. For consumption structure changes in detail,
Jiangsu Province should not only focus on fixed capital formation
and urban residential consumption, but also focus on international
and intranational imports and exports. For the implementation
of material efficiency improvements and technology development,
Jiangsu Province should focus on technology innovation and international
technology transfer. For the implementation of consumption structure
changes, Jiangsu Province should mainly focus on identified sectors
for each separate final demand category: five sectors for urban
residential consumption, three sectors for fixed capital formation,
four sectors for international exports, five sectors for intranational
exports, three sectors for international imports and four sectors
for intranational imports.
Keywords: Input-output model; Manufacturing center; Structural
decomposition analysis』
1. Introduction
2. Methodology and data
3. Results and discussion
3.1. Contributions of causes driving CO2
emissions
3.2. Allocation of CO2 emission changes
caused by final demands according to final demand categories
3.3. Policy implications
4. Conclusion
Acknowledgments
References