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| Τίτλος: |
Trade Network Embedding and Carbon Emissions of the Global Iron and Steel Sector: A Social Network Perspective. |
| Συγγραφείς: |
Wang, Xiaoling1,2 (AUTHOR), Ma, Le1,3 (AUTHOR), Appolloni, Andrea4 (AUTHOR) yanzichun@bupt.edu.cn, Ma, Jianfeng1 (AUTHOR) majf@ustb.edu.cn, Yan, Zichun3 (AUTHOR) yanzichun@bupt.edu.cn |
| Πηγή: |
Sustainable Development. Oct2026, p1. 19p. 5 Illustrations. |
| Θεματικοί όροι: |
*Iron industry, *Environmental, social, & governance factors, *Input-output analysis, Carbon emissions, Social network theory |
| Περίληψη: |
ABSTRACT Against the backdrop of the green transition of iron and steel (IS) sector, it is crucial to understand the structural characteristics of global trade networks, particularly how trade network embeddedness affects sectorial carbon emissions. This study first employs social network theory to construct the total, materials, and products trade networks of IS to analyze the dynamic evolution of overall and individual network characteristics. Second, drawing on the environmental triple‐effect theory, a two‐way fixed‐effects model is employed to examine how trade network embeddedness influences environment through scale, technology, and structure mechanisms. Finally, grounded in input‐output theory, we explore the relationship between network embeddedness and trade embodied carbon. Empirical findings from 51 member countries during 2011–2022 reveal that the IS trade networks exhibit pronounced diversification, distinct small‐world characteristics, and multipolar individual traits. This finding remains robust across a series of robustness tests. Second, increased embeddedness in both the total and products export networks facilitates carbon emission reductions. Third, total trade network embeddedness contributes to emission control through technical and structural effects, while embeddedness in the products trade network reduces emissions by scale, technical, and structural effects. Finally, further analysis finds no evidence that trade network embeddedness affects trade embodied carbon emissions, yet the heterogeneity analysis reveals that middle‐ and low‐income countries derive greater carbon reduction benefits from trade integration. This study shifts the focus from bilateral trade flows to the structural position of countries in complex trade system, expanding the analytical framework of the trade–environment nexus. It also provides valuable policy insights for coordinating trade policies with climate governance across nations. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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Business Source Index |