China’s provincial CO2 emissions and interprovincial transfer caused by investment demand

Li, Qiuping; Wu, Sanmang; Lei, Yalin; Li, Shantong; Li, Li

doi:10.1007/s11356-018-3332-0

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Published: 05 November 2018

China’s provincial CO₂ emissions and interprovincial transfer caused by investment demand

Qiuping Li^1,2,
Sanmang Wu ORCID: orcid.org/0000-0002-0375-1761^1,2,
Yalin Lei^1,2,
Shantong Li³ &
Li Li^1,2

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Abstract

Based on the China’s 1997, 2002, 2007, and 2012 multiregional input–output model, this study calculates China’s provincial CO₂ emissions from investment demand and interprovincial transfer of CO₂ emissions caused by investment demand. The findings of this study are as follows: (1) From 1997 to 2012, the CO₂ emissions from China’s investment demand have seen rapid growth—the CO₂ emissions from investment demand has increased by 4.52 times, and the per capita CO₂ emissions caused by investment demand has increased by 4.13 times. Investment demand is an important driver of growth of China’s CO₂ emissions. The proportion of CO₂ emissions from investment demand in CO₂ emissions from China’s three final demands rose from 37.72% in 1997 to 50.68% in 2012. (2) The CO₂ emissions from investment demand are relatively large in provinces which have large-scale industries. Affected by investment-driven economic growth, CO₂ emissions from investment demand in central, western, and northeastern provinces have increased more rapidly. (3) Large amounts of CO₂ are emitted in the less-developed central and western provinces to meet the investment demand of the developed eastern provinces. As China’s economy enters the “new normal,” economic growth is shifting from investment-driven to consumption-driven, and the growth of CO₂ emissions from investment demand will slow down.

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The authors are grateful for financial support from the National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant Nos. 71773118 and 71733003. The data used in the analysis is publicly available and can be found following the references.

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School of Humanities and Economic Management, China University of Geosciences, No. 29 Xueyuan Road, Haidian District, Beijing, 100083, People’s Republic of China
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Development Research Center of State Council, Beijing, 100010, People’s Republic of China
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Appendix A The name abbreviations of 30 provinces concerned in this paper

Regions	Provinces	Name abb.
Eastern region	Beijing	BJ
	Tianjin	TJ
	Hebei	HEB
	Shanghai	SH
	Jiangsu	JS
	Zhejiang	ZJ
	Fujian	FJ
	Shandong	SD
	Guangdong	GD
	Hainan	HN
Central regions	Shanxi	SX
	Anhui	AH
	Jiangxi	JX
	Henan	HEN
	Hubei	HB
	Hunan	HUN
Western region	Inner Mongolia	IM
	Guangxi	GX
	Chongqing	CQ
	Sichuan	SC
	Guizhou	GZ
	Yunnan	YN
	Shaanxi	SHX
	Gansu	GS
	Qinghai	QH
	Ningxia	NX
	Xinjiang	XJ
Northeast region	Liaoning	LN
	Jilin	JL
	Heilongjiang	HLJ

Appendix B The name of 28 sectors concerned in this study

No.	Sector	Name abb.
S01	Farming, Forestry, Animal Husbandry and Fishery	FFAF
SO2	Mining and Washing of Coal sector	IVIWC
S03	Extraction of Petroleum and Natural Gas sector	EPN
S04	Mining and Processing of Metal Ores sector	MPM
S05	Mining and Processing of Nonmetal Ores sector	MPN
S06	Manufacture of Foods and Tobacco sector	MFT
S07	Manufacture of Textile sector	MT
S08	Manufacture of Wearing Apparel, Leather, Feather and Related Products	MIN/FR
S09	Processing of Timber. Manufacture of Furniture sector	PTMF
S10	Manufacture of Paper, Printing and Articles For Culture, Education and Sport Activity sector	MPPA
S11	Processing of Petroleum, Coking, Processing of Nuclear Fuel sector	PPCPN
S12	Manufacturing of Chemical Materials sector	MCM
S13	Manufacturing of Non-metallic Mineral Products sector	IVINM
S14	Metal smelting and pressing sector	SPM
S15	Manufacturing of Metal Products sector	MM
S16	Manufacturing of General and Special Purpose Machinery sector	MGSM
S17	Manufacturing of Transport Equipment sector	MTE
S18	Manufacture of Electrical Machinery and Equipment sector	ME
S19	Manufacture of Communication Equipment, Computers and Other Electronic Equipment sector	MCCO
S20	Manufacture of Measuring Instruments and Machinery for Cultural Activity and Office Work sector	NW CO
S21	Manufacture of Artwork and Other Manufacturing(Including Recycling and Disposal of Waste) sector	MAO
S22	Production and Distribution of Electric Power and Heat Power sector	PDEH
S23	Production and Distribution of Gas sector	PDG
S24	Production and Distribution of Water sector	PDW
S25	Construction sector	CS
S26	Transport, Storage and Post sector	TSP
S27	Wholesale, Retail Trade and Hotel, Restaurants sector	WRHR
S28	Other sectors	OTHERS

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Li, Q., Wu, S., Lei, Y. et al. China’s provincial CO₂ emissions and interprovincial transfer caused by investment demand. Environ Sci Pollut Res 26, 312–325 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-018-3332-0

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Received: 27 June 2018
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-018-3332-0

Keywords

CO₂ emissions
Investment demand
Multiregional input–output model
Interprovincial transfer