Consumption-based accounting of CO2 emissions

Summary

This work finds that, in 2004, 23% of global CO2 emissions, or 6.2 gigatonnes CO2, were traded internationally, primarily as exports from China and other emerging markets to consumers in developed countries.

Keywords

Greenhouse gas, Consumption (sociology), China, Carbon accounting, Fossil fuel

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