Title: An estimation of environmental impacts of the trade of industrial products: a case of Japan

Authors: Akinobu Murata; Kazuhiko Kato; Kosuke Kurokawa

Addresses: Energy Technology Division, Electrotechnical Laboratory, AIST, MITI, 1-1-4 Umezono, Tsukuba, 305-8568 Ibaraki, Japan ' Energy Technology Division, Electrotechnical Laboratory, AIST, MITI, 1-1-4 Umezono, Tsukuba, 305-8568 Ibaraki, Japan ' Energy Technology Division, Electrotechnical Laboratory, AIST, MITI, 1-1-4 Umezono, Tsukuba, 305-8568 Ibaraki, Japan

Abstract: The environmental impact of trade is one of principal topics in the discussion of global environment issues. In this paper, some impacts of trade on regional energy demand, air pollutants emissions and carbon dioxide emission, are estimated in the case of the trade of industrial products between Asia and Japan in 1985. Quantity avoided by the import of industrial products and quantity induced owing to the export of the same products are evaluated with respect to regional demand for primary energy and the emissions of air pollutants and carbon dioxide. These are compared across regions. This paper also discusses the implications of the result for global environment and regional environment strategies.

Keywords: environmental impact; trade; Asia; Japan; air pollution; carbon dioxide; CO2; carbon emissions; industrial products; global environment.

DOI: 10.1504/IJGEI.1998.071438

International Journal of Global Energy Issues, 1998 Vol.11 No.1/2/3/4, pp.139 - 145

Published online: 27 Aug 2015 *

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