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Export-attributed carbon footprint of cotton production in arid China: A life cycle and driver analysis

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  • Liu, Jian
  • Zhang, Yu
  • Chang, Cun
  • Wu, Shuai
  • Yan, Wei
  • Han, Yonglong
  • Wang, Yonghui
  • Ma, Xiaofei

Abstract

Cotton is a globally traded commodity with disproportionately large environmental costs. Although its land share is modest, input use and energy demand are high in arid irrigated systems. The Tarim River Basin (TRB) in Xinjiang, China—one of the country's principal cotton-producing regions—remains underrepresented in long-term, spatially explicit carbon accounting, particularly with respect to responsibilities embedded in international trade. An assessment that connects farm-level processes, export attribution, and driver diagnosis is needed to guide equitable and efficient decarbonization.

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  • Liu, Jian & Zhang, Yu & Chang, Cun & Wu, Shuai & Yan, Wei & Han, Yonglong & Wang, Yonghui & Ma, Xiaofei, 2026. "Export-attributed carbon footprint of cotton production in arid China: A life cycle and driver analysis," Agricultural Systems, Elsevier, vol. 233(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:agisys:v:233:y:2026:i:c:s0308521x25003725
    DOI: 10.1016/j.agsy.2025.104632
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