Journal of Geographical Sciences ›› 2018, Vol. 28 ›› Issue (9): 1263-1274.doi: 10.1007/s11442-018-1524-7
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Mengyao HAN1,2(), Qiuhui YAO1,2,3, Weidong LIU1,2,3*(
), DUNFORD Michael1,2
Received:
2018-01-15
Accepted:
2018-03-15
Online:
2018-09-25
Published:
2018-09-25
About author:
Author: Han Mengyao (1989-), PhD, specialized in economic geography as well as studies of embodied carbon, water, land and energy. E-mail:
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Mengyao HAN, Qiuhui YAO, Weidong LIU, DUNFORD Michael. Tracking embodied carbon flows in the Belt and Road regions[J].Journal of Geographical Sciences, 2018, 28(9): 1263-1274.
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Table 1
Regional classification of 65 regions"
Category | Region |
---|---|
China (BRI) | China (12) |
Central Asia (BRI) | Kazakhstan (26), Kyrgyzstan (28), Tajikistan (56), Turkmenistan (60), Uzbekistan (63) |
Mongolia & Russia (BRI) | Mongolia (37), Russia (48) |
Southeast Asia (BRI) | Brunei (9), Cambodia (11), Indonesia (21), Laos (29), Malaysia (34), Myanmar (39), Philippines (44), Singapore (51), Thailand (57), Viet Nam (64) |
South Asia (BRI) | Afghanistan (1), Bangladesh (6), India (20), Maldives (35), Nepal (40), Pakistan (42), Sri Lanka (54), Bhutan (58) |
Central & East Europe (BRI) | Albania (2), Belarus (7), Bosnia and Herzegovina (8), Bulgaria (10), Croatia (13), Cyprus (14), Czech Republic (15), Estonia (17), Hungary (19), Latvia (30), Lithuania (32), Macedonia (33), Moldova (36), Montenegro (38), Poland (45), Romania (47), Serbia (50), Slovakia (52), Slovenia (53), Ukraine (61) |
West Asia & Middle East (BRI) | Armenia (3), Azerbaijan (4), Bahrain (5), Egypt (16), Georgia (18), Iran (22), Iraq (23), Israel (24), Jordan (25), Kuwait (27), Lebanon (31), Oman (41), Palestine (43), Qatar (46), Saudi Arabia (49), Syria (55), Turkey (59), UAE (62), Yemen (65) |
Figure 4
Embodied carbon sources of Belt and Road regions Of the carbon emissions of Central Asia, 10.14% and 7.86% were a result of production for export to Mongolia & Russia and West Europe, respectively, while 4.17% and 4.08% were due to exports produced for Central & East Europe and China, respectively. Russia, China, Germany, Ukraine, Iran, Italy, Romania, and the United States were the countries whose imports made the largest contributions to Central Asian emissions (Figure 4f)."
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