Carbon Content of Japan-US Trade

This research paper analyzes the greenhouse gas emissions embodied in trade between Japan and the US using a linked input-output model with carbon emission coefficients.

• In 1995, trade between Japan and the US resulted in a global savings of 7.9 million tons of CO2-equivalent, as it reduced US industrial emissions by 14.6 million tons while increasing emissions in Japan by 6.7 million tons.
• The emissions impact of Japan-US trade represents less than one percent of each country's total emissions, whereas trade with the rest of the world reduced emissions by approximately four percent for each country.
• Carbon intensity patterns are strongly correlated between Japan and the US, and higher carbon intensity has a small but significantly positive impact on net exports. The author suggests that US industry could reduce its carbon emissions by over 50% if it achieved the same environmental performance as Japanese industry.

APA

Stockholm Environment Institute (2007). Carbon Content of Japan-US Trade. https://www.sei.org/publications/carbon-content-japan-us-trade/

Chicago

Stockholm Environment Institute. Carbon Content of Japan-US Trade. 2007. https://www.sei.org/publications/carbon-content-japan-us-trade/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{stockholmenvironmentinstitute2007carbon, author = {{Stockholm Environment Institute}}, title = {{Carbon Content of Japan-US Trade}}, institution = {Stockholm Environment Institute}, year = {2007}, month = apr, url = {https://www.sei.org/publications/carbon-content-japan-us-trade/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }