Mapping global carbon footprint in China

Yuantao Yang; Shen Qu; Bofeng Cai; Sai Liang; Zhaohua Wang; Jinnan Wang; Ming Xu

doi:10.1038/s41467-020-15883-9

Nature Communications (May 2020)

Mapping global carbon footprint in China

Yuantao Yang,
Shen Qu,
Bofeng Cai,
Sai Liang,
Zhaohua Wang,
Jinnan Wang,
Ming Xu

Affiliations

Yuantao Yang: School of Management and Economics, Beijing Institute of Technology
Shen Qu: School for Environment and Sustainability, University of Michigan
Bofeng Cai: Center for Climate Change and Environmental Policy, Chinese Academy for Environmental Planning
Sai Liang: State Key Joint Laboratory of Environment Simulation and Pollution Control, School of Environment, Beijing Normal University
Zhaohua Wang: School of Management and Economics, Beijing Institute of Technology
Jinnan Wang: Center for Climate Change and Environmental Policy, Chinese Academy for Environmental Planning
Ming Xu: School for Environment and Sustainability, University of Michigan

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-15883-9
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 11, no. 1
pp. 1 – 8

Abstract

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There lacks a spatially explicit mapping of global carbon footprint in China that considers both international and interprovincial trade. Here the authors map the carbon footprints of global regions in China and show the hotspots concentrated in key manufacturing hubs, including the Yangtze River Delta, Pearl River Delta, and North China Plain.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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