DETERMINANTS OF ENERGY AND CO2 EMISSION INTENSITIES: A STUDY OF MANUFACTURING FIRMS IN INDIA

Santosh Kumar Sahu and Deepanjali Mehta ()
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Deepanjali Mehta: #x2020;Madras School of Economics, Gandhi Mandapam Road, Kottur, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, 600025, India

The Singapore Economic Review (SER), 2018, vol. 63, issue 02, 389-407

Abstract: This paper investigates determinants of energy and emission intensities of manufacturing firms in India, from 2000 to 2014. Given that Indian manufacturing sector is one of the world’s most polluting sectors in terms of CO2 emissions; we arrive at firm level determinants of energy and carbon dioxide emission intensities from consumption of three primary sources of energy, namely (1) Coal, (2) Natural Gas and (3) Petroleum. The results of the regression analysis suggest that there are inter-firm differences in energy and emission intensity. The results indicate that smaller and larger firms are both energy and emission intensive compared to medium sized firms. Similarly, firms spending more in research and development activities are found to be energy and emission efficient, compare to others. Hence, in the global competitive business environment, Government of India should carefully formulate policies suitable for the medium sized firms to make them energy and emission efficient.

Keywords: Indian manufacturing; coal; natural gas; petroleum; IPCC reference approach (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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Working Paper: Determinants of Energy and CO2 Emission Intensities: A Study of Manufacturing Firms in India (2015)
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