Global transfer of embodied energy: From source to sink through global value chains

Pan, A; Xiao, T; Dai, L; Shi, X

Global transfer of embodied energy: From source to sink through global value chains

Pan, A Xiao, T Dai, L Shi, X

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Citation:: Sustainable Production and Consumption, 2022, 31, pp. 39-51
Issue Date:: 2022-05-01

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dc.contributor.author	Pan, A
dc.contributor.author	Xiao, T
dc.contributor.author	Dai, L
dc.contributor.author	Shi, X https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9653-7395
dc.date.accessioned	2022-11-01T21:43:04Z
dc.date.available	2022-11-01T21:43:04Z
dc.date.issued	2022-05-01
dc.identifier.citation	Sustainable Production and Consumption, 2022, 31, pp. 39-51
dc.identifier.issn	2352-5509
dc.identifier.issn	2352-5509
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/163114
dc.description.abstract	Under the global value chain (GVC) division system, international trade not only drives the flows of value-added among economies but also facilitates the transfer of embodied energy around the world. Based on the newly released World Input-Output Tables and environmental accounts, this study applies the gross trade accounting method to trace the embodied energy in GVCs from 2000 to 2014. Results show that the volume of global energy embodied in exports shows a clear upward trend with the deepening of the GVC division. The sectoral distribution of energy embodied in the domestic value-added of different economies is generally attributed to their roles in the GVC division system, while the participation degree and division connections in GVCs crucially affect the energy embodied in the foreign value-added. Moreover, the global embodied energy transfer network shows prominent characteristics of multi-polarization, which coincides with the features of the GVC division network. In addition to the EU and the United States, China is emerging as the third center in the global embodied energy transfer network. The findings suggest that the GVC division system could be a feasible platform for global energy conservation, and central economies, especially the United States and China, should play leading roles in tackling climate change through energy cooperation.
dc.language	English
dc.publisher	ELSEVIER
dc.relation.ispartof	Sustainable Production and Consumption
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1016/j.spc.2022.01.030
dc.rights	info:eu-repo/semantics/embargoedAccess
dc.subject	0502 Environmental Science and Management, 1402 Applied Economics, 1604 Human Geography
dc.title	Global transfer of embodied energy: From source to sink through global value chains
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	31
utslib.for	0502 Environmental Science and Management
utslib.for	1402 Applied Economics
utslib.for	1604 Human Geography
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/DVC (International)
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/DVC (International)/Australia-China Relations Institute
utslib.copyright.status	embargoed	*
utslib.copyright.embargo	2025-05-01T00:00:00+1000Z
dc.date.updated	2022-11-01T21:43:03Z
pubs.publication-status	Published
pubs.volume	31

Abstract:

Under the global value chain (GVC) division system, international trade not only drives the flows of value-added among economies but also facilitates the transfer of embodied energy around the world. Based on the newly released World Input-Output Tables and environmental accounts, this study applies the gross trade accounting method to trace the embodied energy in GVCs from 2000 to 2014. Results show that the volume of global energy embodied in exports shows a clear upward trend with the deepening of the GVC division. The sectoral distribution of energy embodied in the domestic value-added of different economies is generally attributed to their roles in the GVC division system, while the participation degree and division connections in GVCs crucially affect the energy embodied in the foreign value-added. Moreover, the global embodied energy transfer network shows prominent characteristics of multi-polarization, which coincides with the features of the GVC division network. In addition to the EU and the United States, China is emerging as the third center in the global embodied energy transfer network. The findings suggest that the GVC division system could be a feasible platform for global energy conservation, and central economies, especially the United States and China, should play leading roles in tackling climate change through energy cooperation.

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