Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/322151 
Year of Publication: 
2025
Series/Report no.: 
Texto para Discussão No. 3124
Publisher: 
Instituto de Pesquisa Econômica Aplicada (IPEA), Brasília
Abstract: 
This paper aims to estimate the value added and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions embodied in trade between Brazil and the original BRICS countries - China, India, Russia, and South Africa - for the year 2022. Based on data from Exiobase, the emissions indicator reveals that China is the main source of emissions embedded in Brazilian imports, while Russia records the highest emissions indicator among Brazilian export destinations - showing a greater emissions intensity relative to trade volume. The results show that China was the primary destination for Brazilian exports, absorbing approximately 23.1 million tons of CO2, and also accounted for the largest share of emissions embedded in Brazil's imports, with around 52.8 million of TCO2 - an outcome aligned with the trade volume between the two countries. Emissions associated with Brazilian exports were mainly concentrated in sectors such as food production and animal farming, whereas imports were dominated by intermediate and capital goods with high emission intensities.
Subjects: 
input-output analysis
greenhouse gas emissions
BRICS
JEL: 
C67
Q54
O24
F10
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Creative Commons License: 
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Document Type: 
Working Paper

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