International trade and carbon emissions
Research Seminar Series
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Date
11 Oct 2023
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Organiser
Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, PolyU
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Time
15:00 - 16:30
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Venue
Online via Zoom
Speaker
Prof. Zhifu Mi
Remarks
Meeting link will be sent to successful registrants
Summary
International trade and carbon emissions are interconnected in complex ways due to the global nature of trade and the impact of various economic activities on carbon emissions. International trade might cause carbon leakage, which refers to businesses where to transfer production to other countries with laxer emission constraints. Emerging economies have been making larger contributions to international trade and associated emission transfer. Understanding the trends and drivers of the CO2 emissions embodied in international trade is of great importance, and the rising emissions embodied in South–South trade need to be paid more attention.
Keynote Speaker
Prof. Zhifu Mi
Professor of Climate Change Economics
The Bartlett School of Sustainable Construction
University of College London, UK
Dr. Zhifu Mi is Professor of Climate Change Economics at University College London. He has published papers in leading journals, such as Lancet, Science Advances, Nature Energy, and Nature Sustainability. He was named in the Clarivate Highly Cited Researchers list, and his research was awarded the 2021 Best Paper Award in Energy Economics and 2017 Best Early Career Article in Environmental Research Letters. He won the “Award for Outstanding Research Supervision” in the UCL Education Awards 2022.
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