Taiwan has shifted to being a net CO2 exporter since the mid-1990s.,Journal of Environmental Management

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Taiwan has shifted to being a net CO2 exporter since the mid-1990s.
Journal of Environmental Management ( IF 8.7 ) Pub Date : 2020-03-30 , DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2020.110484
Rui Huang ₁ , Guonian Lv ₁ , Xiaojie Li ₂

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With the integration of the global economy and increased international trade, CO2 emissions embodied in trade have attracted broad attention. In this study, we examined Taiwan's CO2 emissions embodied in its imports and exports with its 167 trade partners from 1970 to 2015 using the emissions embodied in bilateral trade (EEBT) method. The results show that since the mid-1990s, Taiwan has shifted to being a net CO2 emissions exporter. The share of Taiwan's CO2 emissions exported to developed countries has decreased. However, the share exported to Mainland China, Hong Kong special administrative region and many developing countries in Southeast Asia has increased. The results of a structural decomposition analysis show that emissions intensity changes were the main driving force for Taiwan's exported CO2 emissions during 1970-1996, while increased export volumes were the largest driving force for Taiwan's exported CO2 emissions during 1996-2015. Emissions intensity changes and population growth are the main driving factors for Taiwan's CO2 emissions produced and consumed by itself increases. Based on the SDA results, environmentally friendly policies, such as energy efficiency and industrial structure optimization, are suggested to help Taiwan shift towards a sustainable economy.

更新日期：2020-03-31

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