Production sharing in East Asia: China's position, trade pattern and technological upgrading
In: Rethinking Development Strategies after the Financial Crisis, S. 57-70
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In: Rethinking Development Strategies after the Financial Crisis, S. 57-70
In: The Chinese economy: translations and studies, Band 37, Heft 5, S. 19-36
ISSN: 1558-0954
In: International journal of social ecology and sustainable development: IJSESD ; an official publication of the Information Resources Management Association, Band 1, Heft 1, S. 30-40
ISSN: 1947-8410
The globalization of trade has numerous environmental implications. Trade results from a geographic separation of consumption and production. This creates a mechanism for consumers to shift environmental pollution to other countries. China is now the world third biggest trader and the second biggest trade partner of EU. China has also overtaken the U.S. as the world biggest CO2 emitter since 2005. As China's biggest trade partner, EU has a large trade deficit with China, but on the other hand, CO2 emissions embodied in Sino-EU trade are much more unbalanced than the trade imbalance itself. EU avoided a huge amount of CO2 emissions through trading with China. This lowers CO2 emissions in the EU and facilitates EU meeting its CO2 emission reduction targets, but it creates additional environmental burdens for China. In this paper, the dual imbalances between China and the EU, its mechanism, and policy implications will be presented.
In: Chinese journal of population, resources and environment, Band 7, Heft 3, S. 3-10
ISSN: 2325-4262
In: Sustainable Policy Applications for Social Ecology and Development, S. 18-28