An international comparison of carbon dioxide emission performance using the nonparametric metafrontier approach

• Autorzy: Wang Q. , Zhou P. , Ge S. , Zhao Z.
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

Cross-country assessment of carbon dioxide (CO₂) emission performance provides quantitative information for determining the responsibility of various countries in reducing global CO₂ emissions. This paper proposes a nonparametric metafrontier approach to evaluating the CO₂ emission performance of 49 major emitting countries. It has been found that the CO₂ emission performance of different countries shows a large discrepancy and the performance level of the group frontier is higher than that of the metafrontier. These countries can be divided into three categories based on their performance levels of group frontier and metafrontier. American’s CO₂ emission performance is closest to the best practice of world countries. Although Asia is still further from the efficient frontier and its CO₂ reduction potential is the highest, the gap has narrowed over time. The technology gap of the sample countries in CO₂ emission performance has experienced two stages of decrease and increase.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

international comparison; carbon dioxide; global emission; gas emission; performance; metafrontier function

• Wydawca: -
• Czasopismo: Polish Journal of Environmental Studies
• Rocznik: 2014
• Tom: 23
• Numer: 3
• Opis fizyczny: p.923-931,fig.,ref.

Twórcy

autor

Wang Q.

• School of Business, Soochow University, 50 Donghuan Road, Suzhou 215021, China
• Research Center for Soft Energy Science, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, 29 Jiangjun Avenue, Nanjing 211106, China

autor

Zhou P.

• Research Center for Soft Energy Science, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, 29 Jiangjun Avenue, Nanjing 211106, China

autor

Ge S.

• College of Management Science and Engineering, Nanjing University of Finance and Economics, Wenyuan Road, Nanjing 210046, China
• Research Center for Soft Energy Science, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, 29 Jiangjun Avenue, Nanjing 211106, China

autor

Zhao Z.

• School of Business, Soochow University, 50 Donghuan Road, Suzhou 215021, China

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