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Nielsen on carbon flows in international trade

Tobias Dan Nielsen has co-authored an article called ”Global outsourcing of carbon emissions 1995–2009: A reassessment”, which has been publish in the journal ”Environmental Science & Policy”. The article investigates carbon flows in international trade, adjusting for differences in production technology between countries. It provides a more nuanced understanding of the impact of international trade on global carbon emissions.

The article demonstrates that the global magnitude is lower than previously anticipated and finds no systematic and consistent emission outsourcing from developed to developing countries.

Some developed countries, e.g. large developed Anglophone countries (US, UK, Canada and Australia) did outsource emissions, but others, e.g. the Nordics, did the opposite. 

The same can be said for developing countries, China was a major emission insourcer, whereas other large developing countries show a completely different pattern.

Read the article on sciencedirect.com

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