UDC 338.476.2
DOI: 10.36871/ek.up.p.r.2025.03.07.008

Авторы

Zhifeng Zhang,
Xiaoli Gong,
Wenlong Ding,
School of Economics, Qingdao University
Dariko Balakhanova,
Sergey Kukushkin,
Aleksey Yakushev,
Plekhanov Russian University of Economics
Zhao Dong,
Business College, Qingdao University
Linna Han,
School of International Education, Qingdao Hengxing University of Science and Technology

Аннотация

Although global carbon governance largely adheres to a “producer-based” responsibility principle, the member states of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) face a dual disadvantage in international climate negotiations and data accounting: they are frequently labeled as high emitters yet often lack real influence over the institutional rules governing emissions. This study introduces the concept of “Sovereignty of Embodied Carbon”, positing that existing international frameworks insufficiently address the carbon transfer that accompanies cross-border trade in goods and resources. Developing countries that export carbon-intensive products thus bear additional emission burdens without reciprocation in carbon finance or offset mechanisms. Drawing on a multi-layer network approach and a philosophical critique of current governance, this paper constructs a regional reallocation strategy encompassing national sovereignty, supply-chain pathways, and multilateral coordination. We propose institutional innovations — such as “data registry”, a “rotating mechanism”, and “responsibility – based compensation” — to help SCO nations forge complementary cooperation internally while presenting alternative schemes externally, thus challenging the unidirectional, Western-centric assignment of emission obligations. Our findings not only enrich the notion of “common but differentiated responsibilities” but also offer SCO member states concrete pathways to enhance voice and development space in global carbon governance.

Ключевые слова

Shanghai Cooperation Organization; Sovereignty of Embodied Carbon; Cross-border Carbon Responsibility; Multi-layer Network Analysis; Institutional Reallocation