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High-resolution data unveils overestimation of China's electricity carbon footprint in international LCA databases

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    Extended Energy Big Data and Strategy Research Center, Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao 266101, China

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    Key Laboratory of Photoelectric Conversion and Utilization of Solar Energy, Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao 266101, China

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    Shandong Energy Institute, Qingdao 266101, China

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    School of Chemical Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China

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    College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266100, China

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    Chinese Academy of Engineering, Beijing 100088, China

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  • Corresponding author: tianyajun@qibebt.ac.cn 
  • Received Date:  August 21, 2025
    Accepted Date:  November 03, 2025
    Published Online:  January 13, 2026
The Innovation Energy  3(1),  https://doi.org/10.59717/j.xinn-energy.2026.100132  |  Cite this article
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    Zhu G., Tian Y., Xiong J., et al. (2026). High-resolution data unveils overestimation of China's electricity carbon footprint in international LCA databases. The Innovation Energy 3:100132. https://doi.org/10.59717/j.xinn-energy.2026.100132
    Zhu G., Tian Y., Xiong J., et al. (2026). High-resolution data unveils overestimation of China's electricity carbon footprint in international LCA databases. The Innovation Energy 3:100132. https://doi.org/10.59717/j.xinn-energy.2026.100132

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