A Decomposition Analysis of CO2 Emissions in the United States

This article decomposes the growth in US CO2 emissions by state. Using the Logarithmic Mean Divisia Index (LMDI) method, we account for CO2 emissions change in each state between 1990 and 2004. The change is decomposed into five effects: (a) emissions per unit of fossil fuel; (b) share of fossil fue...

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Main Authors: Vinuya, Ferdinand, DiFurio, Ferdinand, Sandoval, Erica
Language:EN
Published: 2012
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10986/4996