Trends and Breaks in Per-Capita Carbon Dioxide Emissions, 1870-2028
- 1 October 2004
- journal article
- Published by SAGE Publications in The Energy Journal
- Vol. 25 (4) , 41-65
- https://doi.org/10.5547/issn0195-6574-ej-vol25-no4-3
Abstract
We consider per-capita carbon dioxide emission trends in 16 early industrialized countries over the period 1870-2028. Using a multiple-break time series method we find more evidence for very early downturns in per-capita trends than for late downturns during the oil price shocks of the 1970s. Only for two countries do downturns in trends imply downward sloping stable trends. We also consider trends in emission composition and find little evidence for in-sample peaks for emissions from liquid and gaseous fuel uses. These results lead us to reject the oil price shocks as events causing permanent breaks in the structure and level of emissions, a conclusion often made in analyses using shorter postwar data.All Related Versions
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