CO2 EMISSION INTENSITIES IN DEVELOPED-COUNTRIES 1980-1994

We use a decomposition model to analyze changes Of CO2 emission intens ity in the developed countries for 1980-94. During this period, emissi on intensifies decreased by 33.26% from 788.7 u (1 u = 1 kg Of CO2/100 0 US$ at 1990 prices) in 1980 to 591.9 u in 1994. The rate of decrease in CO2 emission intensifies has decelerated; the decrease during the first 7-year period was twice as fast as during the second period. A d ecrease in energy intensity accounted for about 70% of the total, with the remaining 30% attributable to fuel switching. This trend has chan ged recently, but the change is not significant. (C) 1998 Elsevier Sci ence Ltd. All rights reserved.