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Understanding changes in UK CO2 emissions 1992–2004: A structural decomposition analysis

This report undertakes a structural decomposition analysis of changes in UK CO2 emissions. It focuses on identifying behavioural, technological and population forces driving the UK’s producer and consumer emissions.

John Barrett, Tommy Wiedmann, Jan Minx / Published on 24 October 2009
Citation

Minx, J. C., Baiochhi, G., Wiedmann, T. and Barrett, J. (2009). Understanding Changes in UK CO2 Emissions 1992–2004: A Structural Decomposition Analysis. Report to the UK Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. Stockholm Environment Institute and Durham Business School.

The analysis is based on the multi-regional input-output model developed previously on behalf of DEFRA (Wiedmann et al. 2008), which explicitly accounts for the structure of UK imports and the differences in production technologies across three world regions (OECD Europe, OECD non-Europe, non OECD).

The analysis not only provides important information for supporting UK climate change policies, but might also provide additional insights for future refinements of the model.

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Topics and subtopics
Air : Pollution / Climate : Climate services
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