Zhang, Yabei2014-04-172014-04-172008-03https://hdl.handle.net/10986/17910The main motivation for Middle East and North Africa Region (MENA) governments to improve energy efficiency is to address pressing domestic concerns, such as urban air pollution, energy security, economic competitiveness, the fiscal cost of energy subsidies and the balance of payments. However, improved energy efficiency is also seen as the most promising route for reducing the region's green house gas (GHG) emissions. Therefore, as part of the study on energy efficiency in MENA, this report aims to describe and quantify the links between energy efficiency and GHG emissions as well as urban air pollution in MENA. More specifically, the objectives of the report is: (i) to create scenarios of emissions of GHG and selected urban air pollutants (specifically, particulate matter (PM)) under different assumptions of energy efficiency improvements; (ii) to identify the country/sectors where energy efficiency improvements are likely to have the greatest impact upon GHG and PM emissions; and (iii) to benchmark MENA against other regions in terms of energy intensity and GHG emissions.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOAIRAIR POLLUTANTSAIR POLLUTIONAPPROACHATMOSPHERIC CONDITIONSBALANCEBALANCE OF PAYMENTSCARBONCARBON INTENSITYCLEAN FUELSCO2CO2 EMISSIONSCOALCOAL CONSUMPTIONCOAL PRODUCTSCOMBUSTIONCOMMERCIAL FUELSCOMMERCIAL TRANSPORTCONSUMPTION DATACONSUMPTION OF FOSSILCOST OF ENERGYDIESELEFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENTELASTICITIESELECTRICITYELECTRICITY PRICEELECTRICITY PRICESEMISSIONEMISSION COEFFICIENTSEMISSION DATAEMISSION PER CAPITAEMISSION PER UNITEMISSIONSEMISSIONS DATAEMISSIONS FROM COALEMISSIONS REDUCTIONENERGY BALANCEENERGY CONSUMPTIONENERGY EFFICIENCYENERGY EFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENTSENERGY INDUSTRIESENERGY INTENSITYENERGY INTENSIVEENERGY MIXENERGY POLICYENERGY PRICEENERGY PRICESENERGY PRODUCTIONENERGY SECURITYENERGY USEENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATIONENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTENVIRONMENTAL ISSUESFOSSILFOSSIL FUELFOSSIL FUEL COMBUSTIONFOSSIL FUEL CONSUMPTIONFOSSIL FUEL USEFOSSIL FUELSFUEL PRICESFUEL TYPEFUEL TYPESFUELSGASGAS FLARINGGASOLINEGASOLINE PRICESGDPGHG EMITTERSGLOBAL POLLUTIONHEALTH RISKSHEATINCOMEINTERNATIONAL ENERGY AGENCYMIDDLE EASTMOTOR GASOLINEMOTOR GASOLINE CONSUMPTIONNATURAL GASNATURAL GAS RESOURCESNORTH AFRICAOILOIL COMBUSTIONOIL CONSUMPTIONOIL EQUIVALENTOIL PRODUCTSPARTICULATEPARTICULATE EMISSIONPARTICULATE MATTERPARTICULATESPASSENGER TRANSPORTPER CAPITA ENERGYPER CAPITA ENERGY CONSUMPTIONPOPULATION DENSITYPOPULATION GROWTHPOWERPOWER GENERATIONPRICE OF DIESELPRIMARY ENERGYPRIMARY ENERGY SUPPLYPRIMARY FUELROUTESUB-SAHARAN AFRICATRANSPORTTRANSPORT INDUSTRYTRANSPORT SECTORTRANSPORTATIONURBAN AIR POLLUTIONURBAN POPULATIONWASTEWASTE MANAGEMENTWORLD ENERGYWORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION10.1596/17910