Decomposition and decoupling analysis of carbon dioxide emissions in African countries during 1984–2014

查看全文 作　　者：Claudien Habimana [1,2]Simbi;Jianyi [1]Lin;Dewei [3]Yang;Jean Claude [1,2]Ndayishimiye;Yang [1,2]Liu;Huimei [1]Li;Lingxing [1]Xu;Weijing [4]Ma

机构地区：[1]Key Lab of Urban Environment and Health,Institute of Urban Environment,Chinese Academy of Sciences,Xiamen 361021,China;[2]University of Chinese Academy of Sciences,Beijing 100049,China;[3]School of Geographical Sciences,Southwest University,Chongqing 400715,China;[4]Faculty of Geography,University of Marburg,Marburg 35032,Germany

出　　处：《Journal of Environmental Sciences》索引2021年第33卷第4期,共14页

基　　金：supported by the National Water Pollution Control and Treatment Science and Technology Major Project(No.2017ZX07101001);the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.41690142 and 41371535);the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities(No.SWU019047)。 摘　　要：The potential for mitigating climate change is growing worldwide,with an increasing emphasis on reducing CO_(2)emissions and minimising the impact on the environment.African continent is faced with the unique challenge of climate change whilst coping with extreme poverty,explosive population growth and economic difficulties.CO_(2)emission patterns in Africa are analysed in this study to understand primary CO_(2)sources and underlying driving forces further.Data are examined using gravity model,logarithmic mean divisia index and Tapio's decoupling indicator of CO_(2)emissions from economic development in 20 selected African countries during 1984-2014.Results reveal that CO_(2)emissions increased by 2.11%(453.73 million ton)over the research period.Gravity centre for African CO_(2)emissions had shifted towards the northeast direction.Population and economic growth were primary driving forces of CO_(2)emissions.Industrial structure and emission efficiency effects partially offset the growth of CO_(2)emissions.The economic growth effect was an offset factor in central African countries and Zimbabwe due to political instability and economic mismanagement.Industrial structure and emission efficiency were insufficient to decouple economic development from CO_(2)emissions and relieve the pressure of population explosion on CO_(2)emissions in Africa.Thus,future efforts in reducing CO_(2)emissions should focus on scaleup energy-efficient technologies,renewable energy update,emission pricing and long-term green development towards sustainable development goals by 2030. 关键词：CO_(2)emissions DECOUPLING Driving forces Logarithmic mean divisia index method Patterns AFRICA

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