Analysis of Deconstructing and Decoupling Carbon Emissions Embodied in the Industrial Chain: the Case of Guangdong Province

Genglin Dong; Ying Huang; Daiqing Zhao; Cuiping Liao

doi:10.2991/978-94-6463-708-3_58

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Analysis of Deconstructing and Decoupling Carbon Emissions Embodied in the Industrial Chain: the Case of Guangdong Province

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Genglin Dong¹^{, 2}^{, 3}, Ying Huang²^{, 3}, Daiqing Zhao¹^{, 2}^{, 3}, Cuiping Liao¹^{, 2}^{, 3}^{, *}

¹School of Energy Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230026, Anhui, China

²Guangzhou Institute of Energy Conversion, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, 510640, Guangdong, China

³University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230026, Anhui, China

^*Corresponding author. Email: liaocp@ms.giec.ac.cn

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Cuiping Liao

Available Online 9 May 2025.

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Keywords: Industrial chains; Carbon emissions decoupling; Sustainable development; Structural path analysis
Abstract: The design of effective and scientifically grounded policies for carbon mitigation relies on a thorough understanding of carbon emission sources and their relationship with economic growth. However, this relationship is rarely analyzed from an industrial chain perspective, particularly over long-term periods. This study compiled time-series carbon emission inventories and input-output tables for 127 industrial sectors, employed multi-temporal structural path analysis to trace carbon emissions and economic benefits embodied in the industrial chain, and introduced the decoupling theory to examine the relationship between carbon emissions and economic growth in Guangdong. The results show that: 1) A few industrial chains dominate the carbon emissions and economic benefits of the entire industrial system, with chains such as cement → construction and electricity and heat production → electricity and heat production emerging as major carbon emission pathways. 2) The carbon footprint hotspot has shifted significantly within the industrial chain system, with carbon emissions from chain activities such as electricity and heat production → real estate increasing dramatically. 3) Nearly 10% of carbon emissions remain insufficiently decoupled from economic growth in key chain activities. These findings are expected to guide the formulation of carbon abatement policies and the allocation of carbon abatement responsibilities from an industrial chain perspective, thereby supporting the achievement of regional dual-carbon targets.
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Volume Title: Proceedings of the 2024 10th International Conference on Advances in Energy Resources and Environment Engineering (ICAESEE 2024)
Series: Atlantis Highlights in Engineering
Publication Date: 9 May 2025
ISBN: 978-94-6463-708-3
ISSN: 2589-4943
DOI: 10.2991/978-94-6463-708-3_58 How to use a DOI?
Open Access: Open Access This chapter is licensed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/), which permits any noncommercial use, sharing, adaptation, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, as long as you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons license and indicate if changes were made.

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