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Zhao C, Liu B, Wang J, Xue R, Shan Y, Cui C, Dong X, Dong K. Emission accounting and drivers in Central Asian countries. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2023; 30:102894-102909. [PMID: 37672161 PMCID: PMC10567892 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-023-29608-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2023] [Accepted: 08/27/2023] [Indexed: 09/07/2023]
Abstract
Emerging countries are at the frontier of climate change actions, and carbon emissions accounting provides a quantifiable measure of the environmental impact of economic activities, which allows for comparisons of emissions across different entities. However, currently there is no study covering detailed emissions inventories for emerging countries in Central Asian. This paper compiles detailed and accurate carbon emissions inventories in several Central Asian countries (i.e., Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, Palestine, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan) during the period 2010-2020. Using the IPCC administrative territorial approach, we for the first time compile their emissions inventories in 47 economic sectors and five energy categories. Moreover, we also investigate decoupling status based on Tapio decoupling model and examine emissions driving factors based on the index decomposition analysis method. The primary results illustrate that carbon emissions in Central Asian countries are increasing with huge differences. Decoupling results highlight that most of the sample countries still need more effort to decouple the economy and emissions except that Pakistan achieves an ideal strong decoupling state. The results of the decomposition indicate that the economy and population both raise emissions, while energy intensity and carbon intensity are negative drivers in some countries. We propose practical policy implications for decarbonization and energy transition roadmap in Central Asian countries.
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Affiliation(s)
- Congyu Zhao
- School of International Trade and Economics, University of International Business and Economics, Beijing, 100029, China
- School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Birmingham, B15 2TT, Birmingham, UK
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- Integrated Research on Energy, Environment and Society (IREES), Energy and Sustainability Research Institute Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, 9747, AG, the Netherlands
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- School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Birmingham, B15 2TT, Birmingham, UK
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Urbanization and Geo-simulation, School of Geography and Planning, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, 510006, China
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- La Trobe Business School, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Victoria, 3086, Australia
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- School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Birmingham, B15 2TT, Birmingham, UK.
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- Department of Earth System Science, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China
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- School of International Trade and Economics, University of International Business and Economics, Beijing, 100029, China
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- School of International Trade and Economics, University of International Business and Economics, Beijing, 100029, China
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Tao S. Emerging emitters in the spotlight. Natl Sci Rev 2022; 9:nwac245. [PMID: 36545673 PMCID: PMC9762880 DOI: 10.1093/nsr/nwac245] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 10/31/2022] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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