Greenhouse Gas Emissions Growth in Europe: A Comparative Analysis of Determinants

Understanding the underlying reasons for greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions trends in dierent countries is fundamental for climate change mitigation. This paper identifies the main determinants that aect GHG emissions growth and assesses their impact and dierences among countries in Europe. Previous stu...

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Authors: Martín Ortega, Juan Luis, González Sánchez, Mariano
Format: article
Publication Date:2020
Country:España
Institution:Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia
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Language:English
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14468/11903
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Keyword:greenhouse gas emissions
European Union
climate change mitigation
drivers of GHG emissions
determinants of GHG emissions
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spelling Greenhouse Gas Emissions Growth in Europe: A Comparative Analysis of DeterminantsMartín Ortega, Juan LuisGonzález Sánchez, Marianogreenhouse gas emissionsEuropean Unionclimate change mitigationdrivers of GHG emissionsdeterminants of GHG emissionsUnderstanding the underlying reasons for greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions trends in dierent countries is fundamental for climate change mitigation. This paper identifies the main determinants that aect GHG emissions growth and assesses their impact and dierences among countries in Europe. Previous studies have produced inconclusive results and presented several limitations, such as the lack of quality of the data used, the reduced identification of determinants and the use of methods that did not enable hypothesis testing. Conversely, this research identifies an extended list of determinants of GHG emissions, performs an in-depth statistical analysis and contrasts the significance of determinants using panel data and multiple linear regression models for the period 1990–2017 for the main Eurozone countries. The study found that GDP and final energy intensity are the main drivers for the reduction of GHG emissions in Europe. Furthermore, energy prices are not significant and heterogeneous results are found for the renewable energy, fuel mix and carbon intensity determinants, pointing to a dierent behavior at the country level. The uneven impact of the main determinants of GHG emission growth suggest that a dierentiated application of European policies at country level will enhance the eciency of mitigation eorts in Europe.MDPIe-Spacio UNED20242024-05-2020202020-01-0120202020-01-01journal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501info:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14468/11903reponame:e-spacio. Repositorio Institucional de la UNEDinstname:Universidad Nacional de Educación a DistanciaInglésengopen accesshttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccesshttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0oai:e-spacio.uned.es:20.500.14468/119032026-06-06T12:38:31Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Greenhouse Gas Emissions Growth in Europe: A Comparative Analysis of Determinants
title Greenhouse Gas Emissions Growth in Europe: A Comparative Analysis of Determinants
spellingShingle Greenhouse Gas Emissions Growth in Europe: A Comparative Analysis of Determinants
Martín Ortega, Juan Luis
greenhouse gas emissions
European Union
climate change mitigation
drivers of GHG emissions
determinants of GHG emissions
title_short Greenhouse Gas Emissions Growth in Europe: A Comparative Analysis of Determinants
title_full Greenhouse Gas Emissions Growth in Europe: A Comparative Analysis of Determinants
title_fullStr Greenhouse Gas Emissions Growth in Europe: A Comparative Analysis of Determinants
title_full_unstemmed Greenhouse Gas Emissions Growth in Europe: A Comparative Analysis of Determinants
title_sort Greenhouse Gas Emissions Growth in Europe: A Comparative Analysis of Determinants
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Martín Ortega, Juan Luis
González Sánchez, Mariano
author Martín Ortega, Juan Luis
author_facet Martín Ortega, Juan Luis
González Sánchez, Mariano
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dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv greenhouse gas emissions
European Union
climate change mitigation
drivers of GHG emissions
determinants of GHG emissions
topic greenhouse gas emissions
European Union
climate change mitigation
drivers of GHG emissions
determinants of GHG emissions
description Understanding the underlying reasons for greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions trends in dierent countries is fundamental for climate change mitigation. This paper identifies the main determinants that aect GHG emissions growth and assesses their impact and dierences among countries in Europe. Previous studies have produced inconclusive results and presented several limitations, such as the lack of quality of the data used, the reduced identification of determinants and the use of methods that did not enable hypothesis testing. Conversely, this research identifies an extended list of determinants of GHG emissions, performs an in-depth statistical analysis and contrasts the significance of determinants using panel data and multiple linear regression models for the period 1990–2017 for the main Eurozone countries. The study found that GDP and final energy intensity are the main drivers for the reduction of GHG emissions in Europe. Furthermore, energy prices are not significant and heterogeneous results are found for the renewable energy, fuel mix and carbon intensity determinants, pointing to a dierent behavior at the country level. The uneven impact of the main determinants of GHG emission growth suggest that a dierentiated application of European policies at country level will enhance the eciency of mitigation eorts in Europe.
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