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An Analysis of Carbon Emissions
in Exported Goods
A Study Based on China-Japan Trade
Zhongxiu Zhao, Ran Wang, and Yunfeng Yan
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 struc-
ture 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.
Keywords
China-Japan exports • Carbon emission • IO model • Trade structure
 
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