Environmental Effects of China’s BRI Outward FDI: Accounting for Embodied Carbon Flows and Consumption-Based Emission Responsibility

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10.2991/978-94-6239-777-4_78How to use a DOI?

Keywords

Belt and Road; Implied carbon flow; Carbon emission responsibility; Multi-regional input-output model

Abstract

This study is based on the multi-regional input-output model (MRIO) with environmental expansion, utilizing the CEADs database to calculate carbon flows in 49 core countries along the Belt and Road. It reveals the environmental effects of China’s investments in these countries from the perspective of implicit carbon flows and carbon emission responsibilities. The findings indicate that regional carbon flows exhibit a “core-periphery” structure, where China, as the core net producer, bears significant carbon transfer responsibilities, while developed consumer countries like Germany outsource substantial carbon footprints. The carbon roles of each country are closely related to their industrial development models, posing differentiated carbon lock-in risks. The study calls for establishing a shared responsibility mechanism based on the linkage between consumption and investment sides to promote green and low-carbon coordinated development along the Belt and Road.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Yixin Zhao
AU  - Shuhui Sun
PY  - 2026
DA  - 2026/09/30
TI  - Environmental Effects of China’s BRI Outward FDI: Accounting for Embodied Carbon Flows and Consumption-Based Emission Responsibility
BT  - Proceedings of the 2026 8th International Conference on Economic Management and Cultural Industry (ICEMCI 2026)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 764
EP  - 781
SN  - 2352-5428
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/978-94-6239-777-4_78
DO  - 10.2991/978-94-6239-777-4_78
ID  - Zhao2026
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