The present study analyzed the consumption-based carbon emissions from fossil fuel consumption of Beijing in 2012. The multi-scale input–output analysis method was applied. It is capable of tracing the carbon emissions embodied in imports based on a global multi-regional input–output analysis using Eora data. The results show that the consumption-based carbon emission of Beijing has increased by 18% since 2007, which is 2.57 times higher than the production-based carbon emission in 2012. Only approximately 1/10 of the total carbon emissions embodied in Beijing's local final demand originated from local direct carbon emissions. Meanwhile, more than 4/5 were from domestically imported products. The carbon emission nexus between Beijing and other Chinese regions has become closer since 2007, while the imbalance as the carbon emission transfer from Beijing to other regions has been mitigated. Instead, Beijing has imported more carbon emissions from foreign countries. Some carbon emission reduction strategies for Beijing concerning different goals are presented on the basis of detailed discussion.
School of Humanities and Economic Management, China University of Geosciences, Beijing 100083, People’s Republic of China;Key Laboratory of Carrying Capacity Assessment for Resource and Environment, Ministry of Land and Resource, Beijing 100083, People’s Republic of China;Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research, School of International Development, University of East Anglia, Norwich NR4 7TJ, UK;Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research, School of International Development, University of East Anglia, Norwich NR4 7TJ, UK;Department of Economics, Jinan University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510632, People’s Republic of China;Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research, School of International Development, University of East Anglia, Norwich NR4 7TJ, UK;Laboratory of Anthropogenic Systems Ecology (LASE), College of Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, People’s Republic of China
Recommended Citation:
Ling Shao,Dabo Guan,Ning Zhang,et al. Carbon emissions from fossil fuel consumption of Beijing in 2012[J]. Environmental Research Letters,2016-01-01,11(11)