Accounting greenhouse gas emissions of food consumption between urban and rural residents in China: a whole production perspective  

作　　者：Yanfeng XU Yong GENG Ziyan GAO Shijiang XIAO Chenyi ZHANG Mufan ZHUANG 

机构地区：[1]China-UK Low Carbon College,Shanghai Jiao Tong University,Shanghai 200240,China [2]School of International and Public Affairs,Shanghai Jiao Tong University,Shanghai 200030,China [3]China Institute for Urban Governance,Shanghai Jiao Tong University,Shanghai 200030,China [4]School of Environmental Science and Engineering,Shanghai Jiao Tong University,Shanghai 200240,China [5]School of Management,China University of Mining and Technology,Xuzhou 221116,China

出　　处：《Frontiers in Energy》2022年第2期357-374,共18页能源前沿（英文版）

摘　　要：Food consumption is necessary for human survival.On a global scale,the greenhouse gas(GHG)emission related to food consumption accounts for 19%–29%of the total GHG emission.China has the largest population in the world,which is experiencing a rapid development.Under the background of urbanization and the adjustment of the diet structure of Chinese residents,it is critical to mitigate the overall GHG emission caused by food consumption.This study aims to employ a single-region input-output(SRIO)model and a multi-regional input-output(MRIO)model to measure GHG emission generated from food consumption in China and compare the contributions of different industrial sectors,uncovering the differences between urban and rural residents and among different provinces(autonomous regions/municipalities),as well as identifying the driving forces of GHG emission from food consumption at a national level.The results indicate that the total GHG emission generated from food consumption in China tripled from 157 Mt CO_(2)e in 2002 to 452 Mt CO_(2)e in 2017.The fastest growing GHG emission is from the consumption of other processed food and meat products.Although GHG emissions from both urban and rural residents increased,the gap between them is increasing.Agriculture,processing and manufacture of food,manufacture of chemical and transportation,storage and post services sectors are key sectors inducing food consumption related GHG emissions.From a regional perspective,the top five emission provinces(autonomous regions/municipalities)include Shandong,Hubei,Guangdong,Zhejiang,and Jiangsu.Based on such results,policy recommendations are proposed to mitigate the overall GHG emission from food consumption.

关 键 词：greenhouse gas(GHG)emission food consumption industry sectors mitigation measures urban governance 

分 类 号：F12[经济管理—世界经济] X16[环境科学与工程—环境科学]