Changes in CO2 Emissions from Energy Use : A Multicountry Decomposition Analysis

The continued growth of global emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2) and their likely adverse effects on global warming are focusing debate on the contribution of various countries to total emissions and the comparability of efforts across countries in mitigating these emissions. This paper examines recent trends in CO2 emissions across countries at different levels of development and asks what has been contributing to the growth of emissions as well as to their moderation. The paper applies a decomposition analysis, an accounting methodology based on a log mean Divisia index, to analyze the change in CO2 emissions over a decade.

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Main Authors: Kojima, Masami, Bacon, Robert
Language:English
en_US
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2009-10
Subjects:ACCESS TO CAPITAL, ACQUISITION, ACQUISITIONS, ADVANCED ECONOMIES, AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS, ALUMINUM, BALANCE SHEETS, BANK BORROWING, BANKING SYSTEMS, BANKS, BASE METALS, BAUXITE, BOND, BOND ISSUES, BOND MARKET, BORROWING COSTS, BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY, BUSINESS PERFORMANCE, CADASTRE, CAPITAL MARKETS, CASH FLOWS, CASM, CHIEF EXECUTIVE, COAL, COBALT, COLLATERAL, COMMERCIAL ENTERPRISES, COMMODITIES, COMMODITY, COMMODITY PRICE, COMMODITY PRICES, CONSOLIDATION, COOPERATION AGREEMENT, COOPERATION AGREEMENTS, COPPER, COPPER MINES, CORPORATE GOVERNANCE, CORPORATION, CORPORATIONS, CREDIT RATING, CURRENCY, DEPOSIT, DEPOSITARY RECEIPTS, DEPOSITS, DEVELOPING COUNTRIES, DEVELOPING COUNTRY, DEVELOPING COUNTRY ECONOMIES, DEVELOPMENT BANK, DIAMONDS, DIRECT INVESTMENT, DOMESTIC MARKETS, ECONOMIC CRISIS, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, EITI, EMERGING ECONOMIES, EMERGING ECONOMY, EMERGING MARKET, EMERGING MARKET COMPANIES, EMERGING MARKETS, EQUITY INVESTORS, EQUITY MARKETS, EXPLORATION EXPENDITURE, EXPOSURE, EXTRACTIVE INDUSTRIES, EXTRACTIVE INDUSTRIES TRANSPARENCY INITIATIVE, FINANCE CORPORATION, FINANCIAL MARKETS, FINANCIAL SECTOR, FINANCIAL WEAKNESS, FOREIGN INVESTORS, FOREIGN MINING, FULL DISCLOSURE, GAS, GAS FLARING REDUCTION, GEOGRAPHIC DIVERSIFICATION, GEOLOGICAL KNOWLEDGE, GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, GLOBAL ECONOMY, GLOBAL INVESTOR, GLOBALIZATION, GOLD, GOLD MINE, GOOD GOVERNANCE, GOVERNANCE PRACTICES, GOVERNMENT POLICIES, HOLDING, HOST COUNTRIES, INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS, INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT, INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS, INTERESTED PARTIES, INTERESTS OF MINORITY SHAREHOLDERS, INTERNATIONAL CAPITAL, INTERNATIONAL CAPITAL MARKETS, INTERNATIONAL FINANCE, INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS, INVESTMENT ANALYSIS, INVESTMENT CORPORATION, INVESTMENT FLOWS, INVESTMENT PROGRAM, IRON, IRON ORE, JOINT VENTURE, LARGE COMPANIES, LARGE MINING, LARGE SHAREHOLDERS, LEGAL AUTHORITY, LIBERALIZATION, LIBERALIZATIONS, LOCAL COMPANIES, MARKET CAPITALIZATION, MARKET DOWNTURN, MARKET ENVIRONMENT, MARKET SHARES, METALS, MINERAL CONCESSIONS, MINERAL PRODUCTION, MINERAL RESERVES, MINERAL RESOURCES, MINERAL RIGHTS, MINERALOGY, MINERALS, MINERALS INDUSTRY, MINING ASSETS, MINING COMPANIES, MINING COMPANY, MINING INDUSTRY, MINING INTERESTS, MINING INVESTMENT, MINING OPERATIONS, MINING POLICY, MINING PROJECT, MINING SECTOR, MOLYBDENUM, NATIONAL SECURITY, NATURAL RESOURCES, NICKEL, NONFERROUS METAL MINING, OGMC, OIL, OIL COMPANIES, OIL PRICE, ORES, OUTPUT, PALLADIUM, PERSONAL FINANCES, PLATINUM, PORTFOLIO, POTASH, POVERTY ALLEVIATION, PRINCIPAL ASSETS, PRINCIPAL SHAREHOLDERS, PRIVATE ENTERPRISE, PRIVATE ENTERPRISES, PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP, PRIVATE SECTOR GROWTH, PRIVATIZATION, PRIVATIZATIONS, PROFITABILITY, PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP, REGULATORY ENVIRONMENT, REGULATORY REGIME, REORGANIZATION, RETURN, RISK CAPITAL, RISK PROFILE, RISK PROFILES, SAVINGS, SHARE PRICE, SHAREHOLDER, SHAREHOLDER AGREEMENT, SHAREHOLDERS, SHAREHOLDING, SILVER, SMALL-SCALE, SMALL-SCALE MINERS, SMALL-SCALE MINING, SMALLER COMPANIES, SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITIES, SOCIAL SAFEGUARDS, SOCIETY, SPECULATION, STATE BANKS, STATE-OWNED COMPANIES, STEEL, STOCK EXCHANGE, STOCK MARKET, STOCK MARKETS, STOCKS, SUBSIDIARY, SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT, TAKEOVER, TAKEOVER BID, TAX, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, TITANIUM, TRACK RECORDS, TRADING, TRADING SYSTEM, TRANSPARENCY, TRUST FUND, UNION, URANIUM, VALUATION, WORLD INVESTMENT REPORT, ZINC,
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2009/10/11216304/changes-co2-emissions-energy-use-multicountry-decomposition-analysis
https://hdl.handle.net/10986/18233
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