Tourism and electricity consumption in 9 European countries: a decomposition analysis approach

María del P. Pablo-Romero, Antonio Sánchez-Braza and Javier Sánchez-Rivas

Current Issues in Tourism, 2021, vol. 24, issue 1, 82-97

Abstract: Tourism is a major economic activity constituting one of the main sectors in economic terms. European countries traditionally play a significant role in the overall international tourism flow. However, while tourism has a noticeable positive impact on economic development, it also contributes to environmental degradation by increasing energy consumption and therefore emissions. This paper analyses the relationships between Hotel and Restaurant electricity consumption and tourism growth in 9 European countries during 2004–2012, for which there is a sufficient amount of data available. A decomposition analysis based on log-mean Divisia index method (LMDI I) is conducted to examine electricity consumption on this sector and their components. Five decomposition factors are considered: energy intensity (EI), physical capital intensity (KI), physical and human capital relationship (KL), human capital intensity (LI) and the tourism factor (T). Results show the evolution of energy consumption related to this sector, identifying the driving forces that have influenced it.

Date: 2021
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DOI: 10.1080/13683500.2019.1684881

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