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Analyzing the Driving Forces behind $CO_{2}$ Emissions in Energy-Resource-Poor and Fossil-Fuel-Centered Economies: Case Studies from Taiwan, Japan, and South Korea
| Content Provider | MDPI |
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| Author | Huang, Yun-Hsun Wu, Jung-Hua Huang, Hao-Syuan |
| Copyright Year | 2021 |
| Description | Based on the strong similarities between energy-resource-poor and fossil-fuel-centered economies (e.g., Taiwan, Japan, and South Korea) in terms of economy, culture, and energy usage characteristics, they should be analyzed collectively. This study adopted two-tier input-output structural decomposition analysis to identify the driving forces behind $CO_{2}$ emissions to these countries to the formulation of effective environmental policy. Data from the World Input-Output Database was used to decompose relative changes in $CO_{2}$ emissions into a range of technological advances, factor substitution, and final demand effects. Technological advances in energy (direct) contributed to a 77% reduction in Taiwan and a 34% reduction in South Korea. This is a clear indication that improving energy efficiency via technological advances should be a priority. In Japan in particular, there was a 22% reduction in $CO_{2}$ emissions attributable to technological advances in materials; hence, it is recommended that Taiwan and South Korea work to extensively develop eco-industrial parks to create industry clusters to promote resource/energy efficiency and reductions in $CO_{2}$ emissions. Decomposition results based on factor substitution revealed that a variety of strategies will be required, such as switching to fuels that are less carbon intensive, promoting the adoption of renewable energies, and implementing clean-coal technologies. |
| Starting Page | 5351 |
| e-ISSN | 19961073 |
| DOI | 10.3390/en14175351 |
| Journal | Energies |
| Issue Number | 17 |
| Volume Number | 14 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | MDPI |
| Publisher Date | 2021-08-27 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Energies Environmental Engineering Co2 Emissions Energy-resource-poor and Fossil-fuel-centered Economy World Input-output Database Input-output Structural Decomposition Analysis |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
