Li, S;
Cui, C;
Meng, J;
Li, Y;
Shan, Y;
Zhao, W;
Parikh, P;
... Guan, D; + view all
(2023)
The heterogeneous driving forces behind carbon emissions change in 30 selective emerging economies.
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, Article 100760. 10.1016/j.patter.2023.100760.
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Abstract
Emerging economies are predicted to be future emission hotspots due to expected levels of urbanization and industrialization, and their CO2 emissions are receiving more scrutiny. However, the driving forces underlying dynamic change in emissions are poorly understood, despite their crucial role in developing targeted mitigating pathways. We firstly compile energy-related emissions of 30 selective emerging economies from 2010 to 2018. Then, three growth patterns of emissions in these economies have been identified through emission data, which imply different low-carbon pathways. Most emerging economies saw an increase of varying degrees in emissions, driven by economic growth and partly offset by better energy efficiency and improvements in energy mixes. Furthermore, the industrial structure was another factor that slowed emissions, especially in Latin America and the Caribbean. Our research contributes to the heterogeneous exploration of CO2 emissions produced by energy among sectors and the creation of low-carbon development pathways in emerging economies.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | The heterogeneous driving forces behind carbon emissions change in 30 selective emerging economies |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.patter.2023.100760 |
| Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.patter.2023.100760 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. The images or other third-party material in this article are included in the Creative Commons license, unless indicated otherwise in the credit line; if the material is not included under the Creative Commons license, users will need to obtain permission from the license holder to reproduce the material. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of the Built Environment |
| URI: | https://discovery-pp.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10174157 |
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