Emissions Embodied in Trade from Dominant Net Exporting Countries (IMAGE)

Carnegie Institution for Science

Emissions Embodied in Trade from Dominant Net Exporting Countries

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China is by far the largest "exporter" of carbon dioxide emissions, as seen in this map of the net flow of emissions embodied in trade among the major exporting and importing countries. Arrows indicate direction and magnitude of flow; numbers are megatons (millions of tons).

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Steven Davis/Carnegie Institution for Science

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