Tracking the CO 2 Emissions of China’s Coal Production via Global Supply Chains

Zheqi Yang, Xuming Dou, Yuqing Jiang, Pengfei Luo, Yu Ding, Baosheng Zhang and Xu Tang ()
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Zheqi Yang: School of Economics and Management, China University of Petroleum, Beijing 102249, China
Xuming Dou: Tianjin Branch, CNOOC China Limited, Tianjin 300459, China
Yuqing Jiang: School of Economics and Management, China University of Petroleum, Beijing 102249, China
Pengfei Luo: School of Economics and Management, China University of Petroleum, Beijing 102249, China
Yu Ding: School of Economics and Management, China University of Petroleum, Beijing 102249, China
Baosheng Zhang: School of Economics and Management, China University of Petroleum, Beijing 102249, China
Xu Tang: School of Economics and Management, China University of Petroleum, Beijing 102249, China

Energies, 2022, vol. 15, issue 16, 1-10

Abstract: Coal’s green mining and scientific utilization is the key to achieve the national vision of carbon peak by 2030 and carbon neutrality by 2060. Clarifying the CO 2 flow of coal production is the core part of decarbonization. This study uses an environmental extended multi-regional input–output (EEMRIO) model to analyze the impact of embodied emissions on the indirect CO 2 emission intensity of coal production between China’s coal mining sector and 141 countries/regions. It is found that the CO 2 emission intensity of China’s coal production was 34.14 gCO 2 /MJ in 2014, while the direct and indirect emission intensities were 16.22 gCO 2 /MJ and 17.92 gCO 2 /MJ, respectively. From 2007 to 2014, the direct emission intensity of China’s coal production increased by 23%, while the indirect emission intensity decreased by 30%. The key material and service inputs affecting indirect carbon emissions of coal production in China are electricity service, metal manufacturing, chemical products, coal mining, and transport, which accounted for 85.5% of the total indirect emission intensity of coal production in 2014. Globally, a large portion of CO 2 from Chinese coal production is emitted to meet foreign direct and indirect demands for material and service inputs. Policy implications related to this outcome are further discussed in the study.

Keywords: coal; CO 2 emissions; input–output analysis; China; GTAP (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q Q0 Q4 Q40 Q41 Q42 Q43 Q47 Q48 Q49 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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