Analysis of the Main Drivers of GHG Emissions in Visegrad Countries : Kaya Identity Approach

• Autorzy: Dalia Streimikiene
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

There are two main ways to reduce anthropogenic GHG emissions: energy efficiency improvement and increase usage of renewable energy sources. Taking these two main ways into account, it is possible to analyze the main drivers of GHG emissions in the country and to make forecast of future GHG emissions based on historical trends. The Visegrad group (V4) countries, including Poland, Hungary, Slovakia, and Czech Republic were selected to provide comparative assessment of their GHG emission drivers and to evaluate effects of climate change mitigation policies in energy sector on GHG emission trends. The Kaya identity approach was applied allowing to perform simple multiplication. Kaya identity equation substitutes the factors with well-established and measurable quantities, which leave little space for ambiguity. The multiplying population size by GDP per capita, energy intensity, and carbon intensity of energy allows to get total GHG emissions in the country and define its energy efficiency or use of renewables are the main drivers of GHG emissions, including the effect of economic growth expressed by GDP per capita. (original abstract)

Słowa kluczowe

EN

Gas emissions; Energy; Energy efficiency

PL

Emisja gazów; Energia; Efektywność energetyczna

• Czasopismo: Contemporary Economics
• Rocznik: 2022
• Tom: 16
• Numer: nr 4
• Strony: 387--396

Twórcy

autor

Dalia Streimikiene

• Mykolas Romeris University, Vilnius, Lithuania

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DOI

10.5709/ce.1897-9254.489