A structural decomposition analysis of the emissions embodied in trade

Xu, Yan; Dietzenbacher, Erik

doi:10.1016/j.ecolecon.2014.02.015

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“…However, at present there are substantial inequities and environmental impacts embodied in the macroeconomic structures that support affluent consumer lifestyles in more economically developed countries (Alsamawi et al, 2014;Lenzen et al, 2012;Simas et al, 2014a). Key factors influencing these inequities and environmental impacts are globalisation and changes in the consumption patterns of more economically developed countries (Kanemoto et al, 2014;Simas et al, 2014a;Xu and Dietzenbacher, 2014). Textiles and clothing consumption in Western Europe is a prime example of a production-consumption system strongly affected by both changes in consumption and the geographies of production (Dicken, 2011;Dunford, 2004).…”

Section: Sustainability Affluent Lifestyles and Macroeconomic Structmentioning

confidence: 99%

Global inequities and emissions in Western European textiles and clothing consumption

Mair

Druckman

Jackson

2016

Journal of Cleaner Production

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Rising demand for cheaper textiles and clothing in Western Europe is well documented, as are changes in the Textiles and Clothing industry's globalised production structure. We apply a sub-systems global multi-regional input-output accounting framework to examine the sustainability implications of meeting Western European demand for textiles and clothing goods between 1995 and 2009. Our framework estimates environmental and socio-economic impacts of consumption in a consistent manner and shows where these occur both geographically and in the value chain. The results demonstrate that Western European textiles and clothing consumption remains dependent on low-cost labour from Brazil, Russia, India and China (BRIC), principally in the Textiles and Clothing and Agricultural sectors. Conversely, we show that the wage rate for BRIC workers in the global value chains serving Western European textiles and clothing consumption has risen over time but remains low relative to the wage rate paid to Western European workers. Likewise, we find that profits are increasingly generated within BRIC and that they are now at comparable levels to those generated in Western Europe. We find a slight overall decrease in the amount of carbon emitted in the production of textiles and clothing goods for Western Europe between 1995 and 2009. However, the trend is not linear and the importance of different underlying drivers varies over the timeseries. We conclude by discussing the implications of these results for a more sustainable future for Western European textiles and clothing consumption.

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Section: Sustainability Affluent Lifestyles and Macroeconomic Structmentioning

confidence: 99%

Global inequities and emissions in Western European textiles and clothing consumption

Mair

Druckman

Jackson

2016

Journal of Cleaner Production

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“…• From 1995 to 2007 total global CO 2 emissions from production have increased by 32 %, whereas global emissions embodied in trade have increased by 80 % in the same period (from 4.6 Gt or 24 % of global production emissions to 8.3 Gt or 33 %) (Xu and Dietzenbacher 2014 ).…”

Section: Trends Of Impacts Embodied In Tradementioning

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Impacts Embodied in Global Trade Flows

Wiedmann

2016

Taking Stock of Industrial Ecology

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The steep and unprecedented growth of globalisation and trade over the last few decades has led to accelerated economic activity with mixed outcomes. Continued economic growth and alleviation of poverty in many countries has been accompanied with an overall increase and shifting of environmental pressures between countries. Industrial ecology research has contributed decisively to the knowledge around impacts in trade. This chapter summarises the latest empirical fi ndings on global change instigated by trade, discusses new methodological developments and refl ects on the sustainability of globalised production and consumption. Signifi cant proportions of up to 64 % of total environmental, social and economic impacts can be linked to international trade. Impacts embodied in trade have grown much more rapidly than their total global counterparts. Policies aimed at increasing the sustainability of production and consumption need to go beyond domestic regulation and seek international cooperation to target production practices for exports worldwide.

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“…Following the method by Xu and Dietzenbacher [48], the PM 2.5 emissions embodied in provincial trade (EEPT) from province r to province S s = r is as follows (r and S represent any single province in China):…”

Section: Estimating Emissions Embodied In Tradementioning

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Examining PM2.5 Emissions Embodied in China’s Supply Chain Using a Multiregional Input-Output Analysis

2017

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Abstract:Haze has become an urgent problem for China's highly populated cities. Regional collaboration is an effective method for controlling air pollution. Because air pollution diffuses freely, it is necessary to distribute the responsibility for pollution with a common and differentiated rule. Based on a multiregional input-output model, this article calculated the PM 2.5 emissions embodied in provincial trade (EEPT) of China's 30 provinces in 2007 and 2010. The results show that the PM 2.5 EEPT accounts for almost one-third of the production-based PM 2.5 emissions of China. The economic crisis lowered the EEPT, while the ratio between the EEPT and production-based PM 2.5 emissions has increased. The EEPT values of the eastern provinces are mainly due to the EEPT embodied in final consumption, while the EEPT values of the central, northeastern, and the western provinces are due to the EEPT embodied in the intermediate input. We also analyzed different compositions of EEPT, such as fixed capital formation and consumption. The emissions embodied in provincial imports are mainly due to fixed capital formation. Due to the policies of the West Development, the Rising of Central China, and Promoting the Old Industrial Base in the Northeast, the central government increased the investment to these areas. The ratios of the EEPT embodied in the fixed capital formation to the total EEPT of the central (0.64), northeastern (0.69), and the western provinces (0.65) are higher than that of the eastern provinces (0.62). This indicates that the government need to establish different policies to control the effects of EEPT. In addition to the challenges of regional collaboration, environmental damage and the EEPT should be taken into account. The importers in the collaboration should consider providing compensation to the exporters in the collaboration.

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A structural decomposition analysis of the emissions embodied in trade

Cited by 233 publications

References 46 publications

Global inequities and emissions in Western European textiles and clothing consumption

Global inequities and emissions in Western European textiles and clothing consumption

Impacts Embodied in Global Trade Flows

Examining PM2.5 Emissions Embodied in China’s Supply Chain Using a Multiregional Input-Output Analysis

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