Emissions of SO2, NOx and CO2 in transition economies: Emission inventories and Divisia index analysis

This paper analyses SO2, NOx and CO2 emissions in three Eastern countries ( Hungary, Poland and Russia) and in three OECD countries (France, the United Kingdom and the United Stares) for 1971-1994. The energy balances method i s used to evaluate the emissions from major economic sectors. The emphasis is on explaining high levels of per capita emissions in transition economie s, The analysis of the environment-economic growth relationship shows high emission intensities compared to OECD countries. A Divisia index approach i s used to decompose the change in emission intensities into the effects of four components: emission factors, fuel mix, economic structure, and energy intensity. The main contribution to high emission intensities in transitio n economies is from the persistence of high energy intensities.