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Type: | Journal article |
Title: | Air pollutant emissions from economic sectors in China: a linkage analysis |
Author: | Wang, Y. Lai, N. Mao, G. Zuo, J. Crittenden, J. Jin, Y. Moreno-Cruz, J. |
Citation: | Ecological Indicators, 2017; 77:250-260 |
Publisher: | Elsevier |
Issue Date: | 2017 |
ISSN: | 1470-160X 1872-7034 |
Statement of Responsibility: | Yuan Wang, Nan Lai, Guozhu Mao, Jian Zuo, John Crittenden, Yi Jin, Juan Moreno-Cruz |
Abstract: | We employ the Hypothetical Extraction Method (HEM) using the Input-Output (IO) table and emissions data for China in 2010 to map flows of embodied air pollutant emissions. The results showed that the Construction sector (28.21% of SO₂, 29.84% of NOₓ, 34.74% of Soot, 39.62% of Dust) dominates other sectors in terms of demand embodied emissions, followed by the Machinery Manufacturing (20.63% of SO₂, 19.20% of NOₓ, 18.03% of Soot, 24.05% of Dust) and Service sectors (13.86% of SO₂, 13.18% of NOₓ, 12.67% of Soot, 10.09% of Dust). The Power & Gas (48.98%, 60.45% and 30.66% of SO₂, NOₓ, Soot emissions, respectively), Nonmetal Products (26.87% of Dust) and Metal Mining, Smelting & Pressing (29.51% of Dust) sectors, which provide electricity, steel, and cement and so on, were significant contributors to direct air pollutant emissions. The largest inter-sector flow of SO₂ emissions was from the Power & Gas sector to Construction sector (2301.3 kt). Meanwhile, the largest inter-sector flow of industrial dust emissions was from Nonmetal Products to Construction sector (1560.0 kt). From the regional perspective, Hebei and Shanxi provinces were the main sources of output emissions in China, with their industrial output dominated by energy (mainly coal) and heavy industry. Based on our findings, we suggest a few strategies to control air-pollution in China: (1) designing differentiated sectoral control strategies by considering supply chain; (2) establishing a regional responsibility sharing mechanism for air pollutants emissions; and (3) using pricing mechanisms to implement internalize the emissions along the supply chain. |
Keywords: | Input-output analysis; HEM; air pollutant; China |
Rights: | © 2017 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. |
DOI: | 10.1016/j.ecolind.2017.02.016 |
Published version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2017.02.016 |
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