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Embodied carbon emissions in the supply chains of multinational enterprises

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Zhang, Zengkai, Guan, Dabo, Wang, Ran, Meng, Jing, Zheng, Heran, Zhu, Kunfu, Du, Huibin·2020·Nature Climate Change

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Authors
Zhang, Z., Guan, D., Wang, R., Meng, J., Zheng, H., Zhu, K., & Du, H.
Affiliations
  • Tianjin University (CN)
  • University College London (GB)
  • University of International Business and Economics (CN)
  • Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NO)
Corresponding author
  • Guan, Dabo
  • Meng, Jing
  • Du, Huibin
Venue
Nature Climate Change
Published
2020-09-07
Volume
10
Issue
12
Pages
1096-1101
ISSN
  • 1758-678X (ISSN-L)
  • 1758-6798
OpenAlex
W3083527438
Cited by
235
References
46
Citations by year
2026: 40 · 2025: 37 · 2024: 46 · 2023: 56 · 2022: 45 · 2021: 10 · 2020: 1
FWCI
10.05
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Nature Climate Change (publishedVersion)
  • RePEc: Research Papers in Economics (submittedVersion)
  • UCL Discovery (University College London) (submittedVersion)
Funders
  • National Natural Science Foundation of China (71974141, 71603179, 71690243, 41921005, 91846301, 71733002, 71834004, 71673198)
  • National Key R&D Program of China
  • British Academy (NAFR2180103)
  • UK Natural Environment Research Council
  • Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities in UIBE
Topics
  • Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Environmental Engineering › Environmental Impact and Sustainability
  • Social Sciences › Business, Management and Accounting › Strategy and Management › Global trade, sustainability, and social impact
  • Social Sciences › Economics, Econometrics and Finance › Economics and Econometrics › Energy, Environment, Economic Growth
Keywords
embodied emissions, multinational corporations, global supply chains, foreign direct investment, carbon footprint, carbon transfer, carbon intensity, climate policy, emission allocation

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