Resource Distribution, Interprovincial Trade, and Embodied Energy: A Case Study of China

Advances in Materials Science and Engineering

Research Article

Li Li¹  Yalin Lei¹  Sanmang Wu¹ 

[1] School of Humanities and Economic Management, China University of Geosciences, Beijing 100083, China, cugb.edu.cn

Others  :  1347411
DOI  :  10.1155/2015/910835

 received in 2014-06-25, accepted in 2014-10-20,  发布年份 2015

【 摘 要 】

Based on data from 2007 input-output tables for each province, we estimated the energy embodied in China’s interprovincial trade through input-output analysis. The results show that a sizable transfer of energy is embodied in China’s interprovincial trade, and the transfer goes from the central and western provinces, which have higher energy endowments, to the eastern and coastal provinces, which have more developed economies. The provinces with the greatest net inflow of embodied energy via interprovincial trade were Zhejiang, Guangdong, Beijing, Shandong, and Jiangsu. The provinces with the greatest net outflow of embodied energy were Inner Mongolia, Shanxi, Shaanxi, Xinjiang, and Heilongjiang. To effectively reduce China’s energy consumption, it is vital to adhere not only to the producer responsibility principle but also to the consumer responsibility principle. In particular, the economically developed provinces with substantial net inflows of embodied energy in interprovincial trade should provide support to the provinces from which the embodied energy outflows come.

【 授权许可】

CC BY   
Copyright © 2015 Sanmang Wu et al. 2015

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