Meaningful participation in global climate policy? Comparative analysis of the energy and CO2 efficiency dynamics of key developing countries
Luukkanen, J. and Kaivo-oja, J.
2002 Global Environmental Change, 12(2): 117-126
Energy; CO2 emissions; Efficiency; Climate policy; Decomposition analysis; Large developing countries
Luukkanen, J. and Kaivo-oja, J., (2002), "Meaningful participation in global climate policy? Comparative analysis of the energy and CO2 efficiency dynamics of key developing countries", Global Environmental Change, 12(2): 117-126.
Abstract:
The comparative analysis covering years 1971-1999 of Argentina, Brazil, China, India, Korea, Mexico and South Africa reveals that there are large differences between the energy systems of the key developing countries. The energy and CO2 intensity effects have decreased remarkably since the late 1970s in China. Also India has performed decreasing energy intensity. There have not been large increases in the intensity effects of energy use in other countries. Changes in intensity effects of CO2 emissions were also quite small. An exception among the key developing countries is Korea, where the intensity effects of both energy use and CO2 emissions have increased remarkably. In addition to the empirical decomposition analysis, the article discusses the role of key developing countries in international climate policy.
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