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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
ORCID: Zhang, Zengkai
Guan, Dabo
Wang, Ran
Meng, Jing
Zheng, Heran
Zhu, Kunfu
Du, Huibin
Venue: Nature Climate Change
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Published: 2020-09-07
Volume: 10
Issue: 12
Pages: 1096-1101
ISSN: 1758-678X (ISSN-L)
1758-6798
DOI: 10.1038/s41558-020-0895-9
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: bronze
doi.org
Licence: www.springer.com/tdm (tdm)
www.springer.com/tdm (vor)
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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