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The Growth of Transport Sector CO2 Emissions and Underlying Factors in Latin America and the Caribbean

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dc.contributor.authorTimilsina, Govinda R.
dc.contributor.authorShrestha, Ashish
dc.date.accessioned2012-06-04T14:35:02Z
dc.date.available2012-06-04T14:35:02Z
dc.date.issued2008-09
dc.description.abstractThis study examines the factors responsible for the growth of transport sector carbon dioxide emissions in 20 Latin American and Caribbean countries during 1980-2005 by decomposing the emissions growth into components associated with changes in fuel mix, modal shift, and economic growth, as well as changes in emission coefficients and transportation energy intensity. The key finding of the study is that economic growth and the changes in transportation energy intensity are the main factors driving transport sector carbon dioxide emissions growth in the countries considered. The results imply that fiscal policy instruments - such as subsidies to clean fuels and clean vehicles - would be more effective in reducing emissions in countries where the economic activity effect is the primary driver for transport sector carbon dioxide emissions growth. By contrast, regulatory policy instruments - such as vehicle efficiency standards and vehicle occupancy standards - would be more effective in countries where the transportation energy intensity effect is the main driver of carbon dioxide emissions growth. Both fiscal and regulatory policy instruments would be useful in countries where both economic activity and transportation energy intensity effects are responsible for driving transport sector carbon dioxide emissions growth.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/09/9892230/growth-transport-cector-co2-emissions-underlying-factors-latin-america-caribbean
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-4734
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/6963
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research Working Paper No. 4734
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectAIR
dc.subjectAIR POLLUTION
dc.subjectAPPROACH
dc.subjectAVIATION FUEL
dc.subjectAVIATION GASOLINE
dc.subjectBIOMASS
dc.subjectBIOMASS POWER
dc.subjectBIOMASS POWER GENERATION
dc.subjectBUS
dc.subjectCAR
dc.subjectCAR TRAVEL
dc.subjectCARBON
dc.subjectCARBON CONTENT
dc.subjectCARBON DIOXIDE
dc.subjectCARBON DIOXIDE EMISSION
dc.subjectCARBON DIOXIDE EMISSIONS
dc.subjectCARBON EMISSION
dc.subjectCARBON EMISSIONS
dc.subjectCARBON INTENSITY
dc.subjectCLEAN ENERGY
dc.subjectCLEAN FUELS
dc.subjectCLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subjectCLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION
dc.subjectCLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION POLICIES
dc.subjectCO2
dc.subjectCO2 EMISSIONS
dc.subjectCOAL
dc.subjectCOMBUSTION
dc.subjectCONGESTION CHARGES
dc.subjectCONGESTION REDUCTION
dc.subjectCONSUMER OF ENERGY
dc.subjectCONSUMPTION OF FUEL
dc.subjectDIESEL
dc.subjectDIESEL ENGINES
dc.subjectDIESEL OIL
dc.subjectDOMESTIC AIR TRANSPORT
dc.subjectDOMESTIC AVIATION
dc.subjectDRIVERS
dc.subjectDRIVING
dc.subjectECOLOGICAL ECONOMICS
dc.subjectEFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENTS
dc.subjectEI
dc.subjectELECTRICITY
dc.subjectELECTRICITY GENERATION
dc.subjectELECTRICITY GENERATION MIX
dc.subjectELECTRICITY GENERATION TECHNOLOGIES
dc.subjectELECTRICITY PRODUCTION
dc.subjectELECTRICITY SECTOR
dc.subjectEMISSION
dc.subjectEMISSION CHANGES
dc.subjectEMISSION COEFFICIENTS
dc.subjectEMISSION FACTORS
dc.subjectEMISSION INTENSITIES
dc.subjectEMISSION INTENSITY
dc.subjectEMISSIONS
dc.subjectEMISSIONS FROM TRANSPORT
dc.subjectEMPIRICAL ANALYSIS
dc.subjectENERGY CONSUMPTION
dc.subjectENERGY CONVERSION
dc.subjectENERGY ECONOMICS
dc.subjectENERGY EFFICIENCY
dc.subjectENERGY INFORMATION ADMINISTRATION
dc.subjectENERGY INTENSITY
dc.subjectENERGY OUTLOOK
dc.subjectENERGY POLICY
dc.subjectENERGY SOURCES
dc.subjectENERGY USE
dc.subjectETHANOL
dc.subjectFOSSIL
dc.subjectFOSSIL FUEL
dc.subjectFOSSIL FUEL COMBUSTION
dc.subjectFOSSIL FUEL CONSUMPTION
dc.subjectFREIGHT
dc.subjectFUEL
dc.subjectFUEL COMBUSTION
dc.subjectFUEL CONSUMPTION
dc.subjectFUEL ECONOMY
dc.subjectFUEL ECONOMY STANDARDS
dc.subjectFUEL EFFICIENCY
dc.subjectFUEL MIX
dc.subjectFUEL OIL
dc.subjectFUEL PRICES
dc.subjectFUEL SWITCHING
dc.subjectFUEL TYPE
dc.subjectFUEL USE
dc.subjectGAS PIPELINE
dc.subjectGASES
dc.subjectGASIFICATION
dc.subjectGASOLINE
dc.subjectGASOLINE PRICE
dc.subjectGASOLINE PRICES
dc.subjectGREENHOUSE
dc.subjectGREENHOUSE GAS
dc.subjectGROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT
dc.subjectHIGHWAY
dc.subjectHYDROPOWER
dc.subjectINDUSTRIAL SECTOR
dc.subjectINLAND WATERWAYS
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL AVIATION
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL CONVENTIONS
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL ENERGY AGENCY
dc.subjectKEROSENE
dc.subjectLATIN AMERICAN
dc.subjectLIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS
dc.subjectLIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GASES
dc.subjectMEMBER STATES
dc.subjectMODAL SHIFT
dc.subjectMODE OF TRANSPORTATION
dc.subjectMODES OF TRANSPORT
dc.subjectMOTOR CARRIERS
dc.subjectMOTOR GASOLINE
dc.subjectNATIONAL ENERGY
dc.subjectNATURAL GAS
dc.subjectNOX
dc.subjectOIL AND GAS
dc.subjectOIL COMPANY
dc.subjectPETROCHEMICAL INDUSTRIES
dc.subjectPETROCHEMICAL INDUSTRY
dc.subjectPETROLEUM
dc.subjectPETROLEUM GAS
dc.subjectPETROLEUM PRODUCTS
dc.subjectPETROLEUM REFINING
dc.subjectPIPELINE
dc.subjectPIPELINE TRANSPORT
dc.subjectPOLLUTION
dc.subjectPOWER
dc.subjectPOWER CONSUMPTION
dc.subjectPOWER GENERATION
dc.subjectPOWER INDUSTRY
dc.subjectPOWER SECTOR
dc.subjectPOWER SECTORS
dc.subjectPRICE OF DIESEL
dc.subjectPRICE OF GASOLINE
dc.subjectPRIMARY SOURCES
dc.subjectPUBLIC TRANSPORTATION
dc.subjectRAIL
dc.subjectRAIL TRANSPORT
dc.subjectRESIDUAL FUEL
dc.subjectRESIDUAL FUEL OIL
dc.subjectROAD
dc.subjectROAD MAINTENANCE
dc.subjectROAD TRANSPORT
dc.subjectSOURCE OF FUEL
dc.subjectSUSTAINABLE ENERGY
dc.subjectTRAFFIC
dc.subjectTRAFFIC CONGESTION
dc.subjectTRANSPORT
dc.subjectTRANSPORT MODE
dc.subjectTRANSPORT MODES
dc.subjectTRANSPORT SECTOR
dc.subjectTRANSPORT SECTOR EMISSIONS
dc.subjectTRANSPORT SERVICE
dc.subjectTRANSPORT SERVICES
dc.subjectTRANSPORTATION
dc.subjectTRANSPORTATION COSTS
dc.subjectTRANSPORTATION FUELS
dc.subjectTRANSPORTATION RESEARCH
dc.subjectTRANSPORTATION SERVICE
dc.subjectTRANSPORTATION SERVICES
dc.subjectTRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
dc.subjectURBAN CENTERS
dc.subjectUTILIZATION OF ELECTRICITY
dc.subjectVEHICLE
dc.subjectVEHICLE EFFICIENCY
dc.subjectVEHICLE FUEL
dc.subjectVEHICLE OCCUPANCY
dc.subjectVEHICLE OWNERSHIP
dc.subjectVEHICLES
dc.titleThe Growth of Transport Sector CO2 Emissions and Underlying Factors in Latin America and the Caribbeanen
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okr.crossref.titleThe Growth Of Transport Sector CO2 Emissions And Underlying Factors In Latin America And The Caribbean
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okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/09/9892230/growth-transport-cector-co2-emissions-underlying-factors-latin-america-caribbean
okr.globalpracticeTransport and ICT
okr.globalpracticeEnvironment and Natural Resources
okr.globalpracticeEnergy and Extractives
okr.globalpracticeTrade and Competitiveness
okr.globalpracticeEnergy and Extractives
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okr.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-4734
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okr.region.administrativeLatin America & Caribbean
okr.sectorEnergy and mining :: General energy sector
okr.themeEnvironment and natural resources management :: Climate change
okr.themeEnvironment and natural resource management
okr.topicEnergy::Energy and Environment
okr.topicTransport Economics Policy and Planning
okr.topicOil Refining and Gas Industry
okr.topicEnergy::Energy Production and Transportation
okr.topicEnvironment::Environment and Energy Efficiency
okr.topicIndustry
okr.topicTransport
okr.unitDevelopment Research Group (DECRG)
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