CO2 intensity decomposition analysis in the Netherlands' manufacturing industry: an application of monetary and physical indicators

Ali Faridzad () and Mahta Ghafarian Ghadim ()
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Ali Faridzad: Allameh Tabataba‘i University
Mahta Ghafarian Ghadim: Allameh Tabataba‘i University

Environment, Development and Sustainability: A Multidisciplinary Approach to the Theory and Practice of Sustainable Development, 2023, vol. 25, issue 8, No 57, 8799-8817

Abstract: Abstract Carbon dioxide intensity as a metric to assess the carbon emission variation can be studied from different aspects based on the activity indicators. Carbon intensity is often estimated in the manufacturing sector by applying the Carbon to GDP ratio (CGR) with the monetary activity indicators; however, the physical activity indicators' availability and considering them into the Index Decomposition Analysis (IDA) have led to different results. The Composite Carbon Intensity (CCI) and physical Activity Revaluation (AR) intensity are two of the carbon intensities resulting from the physical approaches. More accurate results would be obtained by applying more physical activity indicators through an appropriate method since problems that arise from using aggregated monetary indicators in computation have been removed. This study compared the carbon intensity results from three aspects in the Netherlands manufacturing sectors in 2005–2015. The empirical results indicated that the CGR as the monetary activity indicator revealed a decrease in carbon emissions while moving toward CCI and AR intensity by incorporating the physical activity indicators into decomposition signified an increase in CO2 emissions.

Keywords: Activity revaluation approach; Carbon to GDP ratio (CGR); Composite Carbon Intensity (CCI); Logarithmic Mean Divisia Index (LMDI); Manufacturing; Physical activity data (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C43 L62 L63 L64 L65 L66 Q43 Q50 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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