Transport and Carbon Emissions in the United States: The Long View
Lee Schipper,
Calanit Saenger and
Anant Sudardshan
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Lee Schipper: Global Metropolitan Studies, University of California, Berkeley / 1950 Addison St., Suite 202, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
Calanit Saenger: Agricultural and Resource Economics, University of California, Berkeley / 207 Giannini Hall, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
Anant Sudardshan: Precourt Energy Efficiency Center, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
Energies, 2011, vol. 4, issue 4, 1-19
Abstract:
The following analysis traces U.S. transport CO 2 emissions in combustion by mode for 1960–2008. Changes in emissions are divided into components related to overall population and economic growth, transport mode shift, changes in the ratio of fuel used to passenger or tonne-km of activity, and changes in the CO 2 content of fuels. Where data permit we show how changes in vehicle utilization affected CO 2 emissions. We comment on factors causing the changes in components of emissions. A Log-Mean Divisia Index and Laspeyres decompositions of the 1960–2008 changes are calculated. From this decomposition we speculate to what extent the factors associated with the increases in CO 2 emissions since 1960 would be important in the future, and what other factors could reduce emissions. This thorough decomposition is imperative for the crafting of transport policy that aims to address climate change.
Keywords: U.S. transport; CO 2 emissions; fuel intensity (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q Q0 Q4 Q40 Q41 Q42 Q43 Q47 Q48 Q49 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2011
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