SO2 EMISSION INTENSITIES OF THE POWER SECTOR IN ASIA - EFFECTS OF GENERATION-MIX AND FUEL-INTENSITY CHANGES

Authors
SHRESTHA RM TIMILSINA GR
Citation
Rm. Shrestha et Gr. Timilsina, SO2 EMISSION INTENSITIES OF THE POWER SECTOR IN ASIA - EFFECTS OF GENERATION-MIX AND FUEL-INTENSITY CHANGES, Energy economics, 19(3), 1997, pp. 355-362
Citations number
16
Categorie Soggetti
Economics
Journal title
Energy economics → ACNP
ISSN journal
01409883
Volume
19
Issue
3
Year of publication
1997
Pages
355 - 362
Database
ISI
SICI code
0140-9883(1997)19:3<355:SEIOTP>2.0.ZU;2-6
Abstract
This paper analyzes the evolution of SO2 emission intensities of the p ower sector in 12 selected Asian economies during the period 1980-1994 and the roles of fuel intensity and generation mix on changes in emis sion intensity using the Divisia decomposition approach. A key finding of the paper is that changes in generation mix were mainly responsibl e for the changes in SO2 emission intensities in China, Thailand and S outh Korea, while changes in fuel intensity were influential in the ca se of India, Japan and Taiwan.