Energy footprints and the international trade network: A new dataset. Is the European Union doing it better?

Octavio Fernández-Amador, Joseph Francois, Doris Oberdabernig and Patrick Tomberger

Ecological Economics, 2023, vol. 204, issue PA

Abstract: Understanding the developments of energy efficiency in the context of the global energy network is key to advance energy regulation and fight climate change. We develop a global panel dataset on energy usage accounts based on territorial production, final production and consumption over 1997–2014. We apply structural decomposition analysis to isolate energy efficiency changes and study the effectiveness of the European Union Energy Services Directive [2006/32/EC] on energy efficiency. The effectiveness of the Directive is mixed. The different dynamics found among the European Union members result from differences in the ambition of national energy policies and from the structure of their supply chains. The observed trends towards energy efficiency gains and increases in renewable energy shares are not specific to the European Union, but are common among highincome countries. Energy policies in high-income countries are less effective for energy footprints. Our findings are indicative of energy leakage. Energy regulation should account for global supply chains.

Keywords: Energy usage; Energy efficiency; Energy footprints; Renewable energy; MRIO analysis; Structural Decomposition Analysis; EU Energy Services Directive (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: F18 F64 O13 O44 Q40 Q54 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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Working Paper: Energy footprints and the international trade network: A new dataset. Is the European Union doing it better? (2022)
Working Paper: Energy footprints and the international trade network: A new dataset. Is the European Union doing it better? (2021)
Working Paper: Energy footprints and the international trade network: A new dataset. Is the European Union doing it better? (2021)
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2022.107635

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