- Title
- Trade and technological innovation: the catalysts for climate change and way forward for COP21
- Creator
- Su, Chi-Wei; Naqvi, Bushra; Shao, Xue-feng; Li, Jing-Ping; Jiao, Zhilun
- Relation
- Journal of Environmental Management Vol. 269, no. 110774
- Publisher Link
- http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2020.110774
- Publisher
- Elsevier
- Resource Type
- journal article
- Date
- 2020
- Description
- Following the adaptation of the Paris Agreement at COP21, it was noted that the traditional measures of carbon emissions have several limitations; and a reliable and relevant carbon emissions measurement is important to formulate a response to the challenge of climate change. This study, therefore, explores the relationship between international trade and consumption-based carbon emissions, which is a trade adjusted indicator; and measures the outflow and the inflow of emissions through exports and imports separately. We also include technological innovation in the model to understand its impact on consumption-based carbon emissions. The results show that exports and consumption-based carbon emissions are negatively associated, and technological innovation helps reducing the adverse effect of CO2 growth. In contrast, Imports and gross domestic product are positively linked with consumption-based carbon emissions. The findings also suggest the countries which embraced the Paris Climate Agreement must focus on consumption-based carbon emissions rather than the production-based carbon emissions.
- Subject
- international trade; technological innovation; consumption-based carbon emissions; USA; COP21; SDG 13; Sustainable Development Goals
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/1441142
- Identifier
- uon:41334
- Identifier
- ISSN:0301-4797
- Language
- eng
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