Energy and CO2 emissions in Spain

Escolano, Vicent Alcántara; Roca, Jordi

doi:10.1016/0140-9883(95)00014-l

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“…An analysis of the energy data shows that economic growth in Spain has not "delinked" from energy use even in the weak sense, largely because of the greater energy used by road transport (Alcántara and Roca, 1995).…”

Section: Evolution Of Co2 Emissions Intensity (Co2/gdp) 1973=100mentioning

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Economic growth and atmospheric pollution in Spain: discussing the environmental Kuznets curve hypothesis

Roca

Padilla

Farré

et al. 2001

Ecological Economics

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The environmental Kuznets curve (EKC) hypothesis posits an inverted U relationship between environmental pressure and per capita income. Recent research has examined this hypothesis for different pollutants in different countries. Despite certain empirical evidence shows that some environmental pressures have diminished in developed countries, the hypothesis could not be generalized to the global relationship between economy and environment at all. In this article we contribute to this debate analyzing the trends of annual emission flux of six atmospheric pollutants in Spain. The study presents evidence that there is not any correlation between higher income level and smaller emissions, except for SO 2 whose evolution might be compatible with the EKC hypothesis. The authors argue that the relationship between income level and diverse types of emissions depends on many factors. Thus it cannot be thought that economic growth, by itself, will solve environmental problems.

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Section: Evolution Of Co2 Emissions Intensity (Co2/gdp) 1973=100mentioning

confidence: 99%

Economic growth and atmospheric pollution in Spain: discussing the environmental Kuznets curve hypothesis

Roca

Padilla

Farré

et al. 2001

Ecological Economics

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“…19 As can be seen in Table 3, the emissions we do consider are the most significant, 18 Alcántara and Roca (1995) examines energy use and CO 2 emissions in Spain between 1980 and 1990 using energy balances and an IO perspective to approximate the primary energy required -and the associated emissions of CO 2 -to provide the different forms of final energy and to distribute the primary energy into three uses: "economic sectors", transport and residential use. An extension of this analysis was undertaken in Alcántara and Roca (2004).…”

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Income growth and atmospheric pollution in Spain: An input–output approach

Roca

Serrano

2007

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Abstract:The relationships between economic growth and environmental pressures are complex. Since the early nineties, the debate on these relationships has been strongly influenced by the Environmental Kuznets Curve hypothesis, which states that during the first stage of economic development environmental pressures increase as per capita income increases, but once a critical turningpoint has been reached these pressures diminish as income levels continue to increase. However, to date such a delinking between economic growth and emission levels has not happened for most atmospheric pollutants in Spain. The aim of this paper is to analyse the relationship between income growth and nine atmospheric pollutants in Spain. In order to obtain empirical outcomes for this analysis, we adopt an input-output approach and use NAMEA data for the nine pollutants. First, we undertake a structural decomposition analysis for the period 1995-2000 to estimate the contribution of various factors to changes in the levels of atmospheric emissions. And second, we estimate the emissions associated with the consumption patterns of different groups of households classified according to their level of expenditure.Key words: input-output analysis, atmospheric pollution, income growth, environmental Kuznets Curve, Spain JEL classification: C67, Q51Resumen: Las relaciones entre crecimiento económico y presiones atmosféricas son complejas. Desde principios de los años noventa, el debate sobre estas relaciones ha estado muy influenciado por la hipótesis de la Curva de Kuznets Ambiental, según la cual durante la primera etapa del desarrollo económico las presiones ambientales crecen a medida que incrementa la renta per cápita pero, una vez se alcanza un cierto nivel de renta, estas presiones disminuyen conforme la renta per cápita continua aumentando. Sin embargo, para la gran mayoría de contaminantes atmosféricos esta desvinculación entre crecimiento económico y nivel de emisión no se ha producido hasta la fecha en España. El objetivo de este artículo es profundizar en las relaciones existentes entre el crecimiento de renta y las emisiones de nueve contaminantes atmosféricos en España. Para ello, se adopta un enfoque input-output y se utilizan los datos del NAMEA para estos nueve contaminantes. En primer lugar, se estima la contribución de diferentes factores sobre los cambios en los niveles de emisiones atmosféricas mediante un análisis de descomposición estructural para el periodo 1995-2000. En segundo lugar, haciendo uso también de datos de la Encuesta Continua de Presupuestos Familiares, se estiman las emisiones asociadas a los patrones de consumo de los diferentes hogares españoles clasificados según su nivel de gasto.

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“…Most CO 2 emissions resulted from the use of electricity and LNG or fossil fuel for heating 7) . The annual amount of electricity used on the campus produced about 20,000 tCO 2 eq and about 8,000 tCO 2 eq in city gas.…”

Section: Analysis Of Greenhouse Gas Emissionmentioning

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Energy Consumption and the Power Saving Potential of a University in Korea: Using a Field Survey

Hong

Kim

Lee

et al. 2011

Journal of Asian Architecture and Building Engineering

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With its rapid economic development Korea is faced with the problems of energy consumption and environmental destruction that are in need of urgent solutions. Since buildings account for 25% of Korea's total energy consumption they are the key target in the reduction of carbon dioxide, the principal culprit of global warming. This paper focused on the thoughtless energy waste in universities and researched the characteristics of campus buildings, surveying the energy consumption patterns identified in accordance with the number of users and the period of use. In addition, this paper also established an optimized limitation of future energy consumption by forecasting the trend of growing consumption after examining the kinds and quantities of energy installations being utilized in campus buildings.

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Energy and CO2 emissions in Spain

Cited by 73 publications

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Economic growth and atmospheric pollution in Spain: discussing the environmental Kuznets curve hypothesis

Economic growth and atmospheric pollution in Spain: discussing the environmental Kuznets curve hypothesis

Income growth and atmospheric pollution in Spain: An input–output approach

Energy Consumption and the Power Saving Potential of a University in Korea: Using a Field Survey

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