Structural Path Analysis of Fossil Fuel Based CO2 Emissions: A Case Study for China.

ABSTRACT: Environmentally extended input-output analysis (EEIOA) has long been used to quantify global and regional environmental impacts and to clarify emission transfers. Structural path analysis (SPA), a technique based on EEIOA, is especially useful for measuring significant flows in this environmental-economic system. This paper constructs an imports-adjusted single-region input-output (SRIO) model considering only domestic final use elements, and it uses the SPA technique to highlight crucial routes along the production chain in both final use and sectoral perspectives. The results indicate that future mitigation policies on household consumption should change direct energy use structures in rural areas, cut unreasonable demand for power and chemical products, and focus on urban areas due to t

SUBMITTER: Yang Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4557905 | biostudies-literature | 2015

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature