Analysis of CO2 emissions in APEC countries: A time-series and a cross-sectional decomposition using the log mean Divisia method

Abstract

We decompose the changes of CO₂ emissions in APEC countries over time as well as the differences of CO₂ emissions among three income groups of APEC countries at a given period of time based on the logarithmic mean Divisia decomposition approach. Among the major findings of the paper the growth in per capita GDP and population are the two dominant contributors to the increase in CO₂ emissions in most cases. Furthermore, energy efficiency and fuel switching are found to be the two most promising fields for possible cooperation between APEC member countries.