Nature Communications (May 2018)

The rise of South–South trade and its effect on global CO2 emissions

  • Jing Meng,
  • Zhifu Mi,
  • Dabo Guan,
  • Jiashuo Li,
  • Shu Tao,
  • Yuan Li,
  • Kuishuang Feng,
  • Junfeng Liu,
  • Zhu Liu,
  • Xuejun Wang,
  • Qiang Zhang,
  • Steven J. Davis

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-04337-y
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 9, no. 1
pp. 1 – 7

Abstract

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The rapid growth of South–South trade reflects a new phase of globalization. Here the authors show that some energy-intensive production activities, particularly raw materials and intermediate goods, and related CO2 emissions are relocating from China and India to other developing countries.