An Empirical Study on the Influencing Factors of Global Value Chain Carbon Emissions

Abstract

The increase of carbon emissions is the important cause for environment problems. According to the analysis of various factors influencing the position in the global value chain(GVC), the paper study how the position in the global value chain affects its carbon emissions both theoretically and empirically with data from China. The results show that the scale effect is negative while the technology effect is positive. The total effect is negative, which means that China’s current position in the global value chain did not reduce its carbon emission. So, the paper puts forward the suggestions that China should adjust its economic development and international trade pattern, enhance and upgrade its industry structure, improve its level of science and technology particularly in energy-saving and emission reduction, promote its position in the chain and move towards the ends of the “smiling curve”.