Ye, Q., Krol, M.S., Shan, Y. et al. Allocating capital-associated CO2 emissions along the full lifespan of capital investments helps diffuse emission responsibility. Nat Commun
Objective:
- Present a comprehensive analysis of capital development and quantifies temporal CO2 displacement along capital production, trade and use over the period of 1995-2017
Case:
- China, Province
Methodology:
- MRIO simulation
- GRAS
Data Source
- CEADs
Findings:
- Temporally displaced CO2 emissions along capital’s full lifespan take a large share in total emissiosn of China, and capital-intensive service sectors
