Impact of Transportation Infrastructure Connectivity on Trade-Embodied Carbon Emissions Transfer: Based on Empirical Analysis of the Belt and Road

Cheng Lu () and Qiang Du
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Cheng Lu: Chang’an University, Center for Green Engineering and Sustainable Development
Qiang Du: Chang’an University, Center for Green Engineering and Sustainable Development

A chapter in Proceedings of the 2024 5th International Conference on Management Science and Engineering Management (ICMSEM 2024), 2024, pp 306-313 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract This paper first adopts a coupling coordination model to assess the connectivity level of transportation infrastructure (TI) between China and Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) countries. Subsequently, the two-stage instrumental variable regression model is constructed to validate the impact of TI connectivity on the trade-embodied carbon emissions (TECs) transfer. This study reveals that the inter-connectivity of TI plays a certain promoting role in reducing TECs transfer, thereby contributing to overall emissions reduction and fostering the development of a sustainable BRI. Additionally, enhancements in traffic carbon efficiency, imports of goods and services, urbanization levels, and the quality of highway infrastructure all serve to facilitate the decline of TECs. Conversely, increases in per capita GDP exhibit a negative correlation with TECs.

Keywords: Transportation Infrastructure; Trade-embodied Carbon Emissions; Belt and Road Initiative; causal inference (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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DOI: 10.2991/978-94-6463-570-6_32

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