Industrial relocation and CO2 emission intensity: Focus on the potential cross-country shift from China to India and SE Asia

Pappas, Dimitrios, Chalvatzis, Konstantinos J. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9829-7030, Guan, Dabo and Li, Xin (2017) Industrial relocation and CO2 emission intensity: Focus on the potential cross-country shift from China to India and SE Asia. Energy Procedia, 142. 2898–2904. ISSN 1876-6102

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Abstract

The potential relocation of various industrial sectors from China to India and countries of the SE Asian region presents low cost opportunities for manufacturers, but also risks rising energy demand and CO2 emissions. A cross-country shift of industrial output would present challenges for controlling emissions since India and SE Asian countries present higher industrial emissions intensity than China. We find that although there is a convergence in emissions intensity in the Machinery manufacturing and Paper and Pulp industries, there are significant variations in all other industrial sectors. Indian emissions are double that of China in the Iron and Steel and Textile and Leather industries and almost triple in the cement industry; Indonesian emissions are almost double those of China in the Non-Metallic Minerals and Textile and Leather industries and 50% higher in the Chemical and Petrochemical industry. We demonstrate that the expected higher emissions are driven by both a higher fuel mix carbon intensity in the new countries and a higher energy intensity in their industrial activities. While industrial relocation could benefit certain countries financially, it would impose considerable threats to their energy supply security and capacity to comply with their Paris Agreement commitments.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	emissions intensity,co2 emissions,china; ,philippines,thailand, indonesia,industrial emissions,india,coal
Faculty \ School:	Faculty of Social Sciences > Norwich Business School Faculty of Social Sciences > School of Global Development (formerly School of International Development)
UEA Research Groups:	Faculty of Social Sciences > Research Centres > Water Security Research Centre
Depositing User:	Pure Connector
Date Deposited:	02 Feb 2018 11:30
Last Modified:	22 Mar 2024 01:20
URI:	https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/66191
DOI:	10.1016/j.egypro.2017.12.414

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