Carbon Footprint Research Based on Input–Output Model—A Global Scientometric Visualization Analysis

Jingwei Han, Zhixiong Tan (), Maozhi Chen, Liang Zhao, Ling Yang and Siying Chen
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Jingwei Han: School of Economics and Business Administration, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, China
Zhixiong Tan: School of Public Policy and Administration, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, China
Maozhi Chen: School of Economics and Business Administration, Chongqing University of Education, Chongqing 400067, China
Liang Zhao: Institute of Scientific Research and Development, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, China
Ling Yang: School of Public Policy and Administration, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, China
Siying Chen: School of Economics and Business Administration, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, China

IJERPH, 2022, vol. 19, issue 18, 1-23

Abstract: Reducing the effect of mankind’s activities on the climate and improving adaptability to global warming have become urgent matters. The carbon footprint (CF), derived from the concept of ecological footprint, has been used to assess the threat of climate change in recent years. As a “top to bottom” method, input–output analysis (IOA) has become a universally applicable CF assessment tool for tracing the carbon footprint embodied in economic activities. A wide range of CF studies from the perspective of the IOA model have been presented and have made great progress. It is crucial to have a better understanding of what the relevant research focuses on in this field, yet so far a systematic synopsis of the literature is missing. The purpose of this paper is to explore the knowledge structure and frontier trends in respect of the IOA model applied to CF research using scientometric visualization analysis. The main findings of this paper are as follows. (1) Published articles show a two-stage increase in the period 2008 to 2021, and present a complex academic network of countries, authors, and institutions in this important domain. (2) The classic studies are mainly divided into three categories: literature reviews, database application introduction, and CF accounting in different scales. (3) The research hotspots and trends show that the research scales tend to be more microscopic and applications of models tend to be more detailed. In addition, supply-chain analysis and driver-factor analysis will probably become the main research directions in the future.

Keywords: carbon footprint; input–output model; knowledge-mapping analysis; visual analysis (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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