Carbon Dioxide Emission Evaluations in the Chinese Furniture Manufacturing Industry Using the IPCC Tier-2 Methodology

• Published in: Forest products journal Vol. 73; no. 1; pp. 6 - 12
• Main Authors: Lao, Wan-Li, Li, Xiao-Ling, Gong, Ying-Chun, Duan, Xin-Fang
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Forest Products Society 01-01-2023
• Subjects: Air quality management; By-products; Carbon dioxide; Causes of; Climatic changes; Distribution; Environmental aspects; Furniture industry; China
• ISSN: 0015-7473; 2376-9637
• DOI: 10.13073/FPJ-D-22-00023

Abstract Estimating industrial carbon dioxide emissions at the national scale is crucial for China's carbon peak and carbon neutralization targets, as well as the low-carbon development of the Chinese furniture manufacturing industry. For this purpose, in this study the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Tier-2 methodology was used to evaluate the carbon dioxide emissions of the Chinese furniture manufacturing industry at the national scale. The results show that carbon dioxide emissions increased from 219.50 × 10,000 tons of CO 2 equivalent in 2000 to 850.68 × 10,000 tons of CO 2 equivalent in 2019. Moreover, carbon dioxide emission intensity decreased from 9.50 tons of CO 2 per million dollars to 1.73 tons of CO 2 per million dollars in this period. Moreover, electricity and raw coal were observed to have a significant influence on carbon dioxide emissions, followed by diesel oil, gasoline, heat energy, and natural gas. The results reveal that the Chinese furniture manufacturing industry has generally realized low-carbon development over the past two decades. This work proposes several suggestions to reduce carbon dioxide emissions from the Chinese furniture manufacturing industry, including promoting the use of clean electricity, the installation of photovoltaic cells, industrial transformation and upgrading, the optimization of transport modes for product delivery and material supply, and the employment of low-carbon raw materials.