Decomposition effects of carbon dioxide emission from industrial sectors in Japan and South Korea: what are the potentials for emission abatement?

Babajide, Nathaniel

Abstract

Japan and South Korea heavily depend on energy consumption to develop their economy. This has consequently led to considerable growth in their industrial CO2 emission in the past few decades. Although the upward trend of CO2 emissions in South Korea is more pronounced than that of Japan. This study empirically investigates the decomposition effects of industrial CO2 emissions as well as the emission abatement potentials in these countries' industrial sub-sectors. Log Mean Divisia index method I (LMDII) was adopted in decomposing aggregate industrial CO2emission into four distinct effects - fuel share, energy intensity, structural change, and industrial activity. Industrial fuel mix isdiscovered to be the prime cause of growing industrial CO2 emission in these two OECD countries. This study was carried out in twelve key energy consuming industrial sub-sectors spanning over the period of 1990 to 2009, thereby providing broad intuitions into industrial CO2 emissions patterns and easy identification of abatement potentials in Japan and South Korea industries. The CO2 abatement potentials are identified in petrochemicals, machinery equipment, iron and steel and non-metallic minerals industries of Japan as well as textile and leather, mining and quarrying, non-ferrous metals, machinery equipment and wood and wood product industries of South Korea. In conclusion, the study recommends that policy measures of these two Asian countries should be directed at adopting energy saving technologies and promoting the industrial use of cleaner as well as renewable energies.

Citation

BABAJIDE, N. 2014. Decomposition effects of carbon dioxide emission from industrial sectors in Japan and South Korea: what are the potentials for emission abatement? CEPMLP (Centre for Energy, Petroleum and Mineral Law and Policy) annual review (CAR) [online], 17, article number 5. Available from: https://www.dundee.ac.uk/corporate-information/cepmlp-annual-review-car

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Publication Date: Jul 31, 2014
• Deposit Date: May 28, 2024
• Publicly Available Date: Jun 7, 2024
• Journal: CEPMLP annual review (CAR)
• Publisher: Dundee University Press
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 17
• Article Number: 5
• Keywords: Industrial sector; Economic development; Energy consuming sectors; Economic growth; Greenhouse gases; Carbon dioxide; Fossil fuels
• Public URL: https://rgu-repository.worktribe.com/output/2348970
• Publisher URL: https://www.dundee.ac.uk/corporate-information/cepmlp-annual-review-car