{"id":21710,"date":"2025-05-15T05:49:05","date_gmt":"2025-05-15T05:49:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/drlouis.us\/louis-lab\/?p=21710"},"modified":"2025-05-15T22:26:52","modified_gmt":"2025-05-15T22:26:52","slug":"weitong-presents-research-on-the-economic-impacts-of-chinas-climate-policies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/drlouis.us\/louis-lab\/weitong-presents-research-on-the-economic-impacts-of-chinas-climate-policies\/","title":{"rendered":"Weitong Presents Research on the Economic Impacts of China\u2019s Climate Policies"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Weitong Presents Research on the Economic Impacts of China\u2019s Climate Policies<\/strong><\/strong><\/h2>

Wageningen, The Netherlands \u2013 May 16, 2025<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n

By Weitong Long<\/strong><\/strong><\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Weitong Long, Ph.D. candidate in Environmental Economics at Wageningen University & Research (WUR) and Visiting Scholar at the Louis Lab, recently presented our collaborative study titled \u201cLand-use emission leakages from China\u2019s dietary shift and afforestation amplify food insecurity and economic losses under the 2\u202f\u00b0C target.\u201d<\/em><\/strong> seminar took place on April 22 within WUR\u2019s Environmental Economics group and was attended by faculty and students from WUR, and by Dr. Karl Boy and Dr. Luis Pe\u00f1a L\u00e9vano, both co-authors of the study.<\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n\n

The research uses an integrated environmental\u2013economic model to evaluate the global consequences of China\u2019s unilateral climate actions\u2014namely, dietary shifts and afforestation efforts. While these domestic measures support China\u2019s carbon neutrality goals, they also trigger substantial emission leakages abroad through trade induced land-use changes.<\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n\n

For instance, China\u2019s shift to a diet with less meat and more dairy increases food demand overseas, leading to an additional 19 million hectares (Mha) of agricultural land use outside China and causing 549 Tg CO\u2082-equivalent (CO\u2082e) in emission leakage\u2014more than triple its domestic reduction. Similarly, China\u2019s afforestation policy may lead to an additional 16 Mha of land conversion abroad and 424 Tg CO\u2082e in emissions, offsetting domestic gains.<\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n\n

These indirect emissions, driven mainly by land-use change, put extra pressure on non- food sectors to meet the 2\u202f\u00b0C climate target. Without coordinated global action, these measures risk worsening food insecurity (affecting an additional 118 million people), increasing economic losses ($95 billion), and raising global carbon tax burdens.<\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n\n

The research visit in the Netherlands also featured a seminar by Dr. Pe\u00f1a-L\u00e9vano on \u201cSustainable Practices in U.S. Dairy Farms\u201d<\/strong><\/em> which fostered valuable dialogue with WUR faculty and students on advancing sustainability in global food systems.<\/h2><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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