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Astrid Kander. Photo.

Astrid Kander

Professor

Astrid Kander. Photo.

Consumption versus Technology: Drivers of Global Carbon Emissions 2000–2014

Author

  • Magnus Jiborn
  • Viktoras Kulionis
  • Astrid Kander

Summary, in English

This study utilizes recently published environmental extensions to the World Input–Output Database (WIOD) to compare production-based, consumption-based and technology-adjusted carbon emissions for 44 countries and country groups for the period 2000 to 2014. Results show some significant shifts in global emission trends compared to similar studies of the period before 2009. For 20 European Union (EU) countries and the US, emissions decreased over the period regardless of measure, and the same was true for the EU. Since GDP grew in 18 of these countries, the results provide unambiguous evidence for absolute, albeit modest, decoupling of economic growth from carbon emissions. The large increase in global emissions that nevertheless occurred during the period was driven almost entirely by increasing consumption in China and developing countries.

Department/s

  • Department of Economic History

Publishing year

2020-01-10

Language

English

Publication/Series

Energies

Volume

13

Issue

2

Document type

Journal article

Publisher

MDPI AG

Topic

  • Economic History
  • Climate Science

Keywords

  • trade
  • carbon emissions
  • decoupling
  • China
  • EU
  • US
  • outsourcing

Status

Published

Project

  • Technology adjusted carbon footprint as a climate policy tool

ISBN/ISSN/Other

  • ISSN: 1996-1073