Spatial-temporal
Evolution
Patterns
and
Emission
Reduction
Pathways
of
Embodied
Carbon
Flow
in
China′s
Mining
Industry
YANG Wei, GUO Manyu, LONG Tao, DENG Sha , WANG Xixi
2025, 54(6):
284-292.
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Tracking
embodied
carbon
emissions
in
trade
is
crucial
for
achieving
China′s
" dual
carbon"
goals. However,
identifying
the
characteristics
and
pathways
of
cross-regional
and
inter-sectoral
embodied
carbon
flows
remains
challenging,hindering
emission
reduction
progress. As
a
high-carbon
emission-intensive
industry,the
mining
industry
still
needs
further
research
on
the
trend
of
embodied
carbon
flows
and
key
emission
reduction
paths
in
cross-provincial
trade. In
order
to
solve
the
above
issues,this
study
constructs
an
analytical
framework
for
China′s
embodied
carbon
transfer
network
in
the
mining
industry
based
on
the
spatiotemporal
perspective,utilizing
multi-regional
input-output
(MRIO)
tables
for
2012,2015,and
2017. This
framework
systematically
examines
the
evolving
trends,spatial
distribution
patterns,and
reduction
pathways
of
embodied
carbon
flows
within
the
mining
sector. The
results
indicated
that:①
energy
consumption-related
CO2
emissions
from
China′s
mining
industry
exhibited
an
overall
downward
trend. Emissions
from
raw
coal
combustion
constituted
the
largest
share. ②
While
direct
and
embodied
carbon
emissions
within
the
mining
industry
showed
a
converging
trend,the
sector
remained
a
net
exporter
of
embodied
carbon. Its
primary
upstream
contributing
sectors
were
identified
as
S8
(Petroleum,Coking,and
Nuclear
Fuel
Processing
Products),S11
(Smelting
and
Pressing
of
Metals),S20
(Production
and
Supply
of
Electricity
and
Heat),and
S24
(Transportation,Storage,and
Postal
Services). ③
Jiangsu,Guangdong,Henan,Shaanxi,Shandong,Hebei,and
Shanxi
demonstrated
higher
network
centrality,establishing
them
as
critical
regions
for
mining
emission
reduction. The
largest
embodied
carbon
flow
pathway
was
from
Shaanxi
to
Zhejiang,amounting
to
3. 570
6
million
tons. This
research
aims
to
provide
a
scientific
basis
and
practical
insights
for
fostering
the
green
and
low-carbon
transformation
of
the
mining
industry
and
the
broader
economic
system, thereby
contributing
to
the
development
of
a
modernized
mining
model
that
promotes
harmonious
coexistence
between
humanity
and
nature.