Unequal Exchange of Air Pollution and Economic Benefits Embodied in China’s Exports

• DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.7b05651
• Publication Date: 2018-03-02T10:18:30Z
• Authors: Wei Zhang; Feng Wang; Klaus Hubacek; Yu Liu; Jinnan Wang; Kuishuang Feng; Ling Jiang; Hongqiang Jiang; Bing Zhang; Jun Bi
• Keywords: Shadow price; Environmental degradation; Input–output model

As the world's factory, China has enjoyed huge economic benefits from international export but also suffered severe environmental consequences. Most studies investigating unequal exchange associated with trade took as a homogeneous entity ignoring considerable inequality and outsourcing of pollution within China. This paper traces regional mismatch export-induced costs along national supply chains by using latest multiregional input-output model emission inventory for 2012. The results indicate that approximately 56% GDP induced exports been received developed coastal regions, while about 72% air embodied in exports, measured aggregated atmospheric pollutant equivalents (APE), mainly incurred less central western regions. For each yuan GDP, regions only 0.4–0.6 g APE emissions, whereas or had to suffer 4–8 times amount emissions. is due poorer providing lower value added higher emission-intensive inputs having standards efficient technologies. Our may pave way mitigate relationship between perspective environment-economy nexus.