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Structural decomposition techniques: sense and sensitivity
Erik Dietzenbacher,Bart Los +1 more
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In this paper, the authors discuss the problems caused by the existence of a multitude of equivalent decomposition forms which are used to measure the contribution of a specific determinant, and examine the two approaches that have been used predominantly in the literature.Abstract:
Structural decomposition techniques are widely used to break down the growth in some variable into the changes in its determinants. In this paper, we discuss the problems caused by the existence of a multitude of equivalent decomposition forms which are used to measure the contribution of a specific determinant. Although it is well known that structural decompositions are not unique, the extent of the problem and its consequences seem to have been largely neglected. In an empirical analysis for The Netherlands between 1986 and 1992, results are calculated for 24 equivalent decomposition forms. The outcomes exhibit a large degree of variability across the different forms. We also examine the two approaches that have been used predominantly in the literature. The average of the two so-called polar decompositions appears to be remarkably close to the average of the full set of 24 decompositions. The approximate decomposition with mid-point weights appears to be almost exact. Although this last alternative mi...read more
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Trends in China's anthropogenic emissions since 2010 as the consequence of clean air actions
Bo Zheng,Bo Zheng,Dan Tong,Meng Li,Fei Liu,Chaopeng Hong,Guannan Geng,Haiyan Li,Xin Li,Liqun Peng,Ji Qi,Liu Yan,Yuxuan Zhang,Hongyan Zhao,Yixuan Zheng,Kebin He,Qiang Zhang +16 more
TL;DR: The authors quantified China's anthropogenic emission trends from 2010 to 2017 and identified the major driving forces of these trends by using a combination of bottom-up emission inventory and index decomposition analysis (IDA) approaches.
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Structural decomposition analysis applied to energy and emissions: Some methodological developments
TL;DR: This paper examines the new methodological developments in structural decomposition analysis by comparing four such SDA methods analytically and empirically through decomposing changes in China's CO2 emissions and provides guidelines on method selection.
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Comparing structural decomposition analysis and index
TL;DR: In this paper, two techniques for decomposing indicator changes at the sector level are structural decomposition analysis (SDA) and index decomposition analyses (IDA), which are used to analyze changes in indicators such as energy use, CO2-emissions, labor demand and value added.
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The drivers of Chinese CO2 emissions from 1980 to 2030
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China's growing CO2 emissions--a race between increasing consumption and efficiency gains.
TL;DR: It is found that infrastructure construction and urban household consumption, both in turn driven by urbanization and lifestyle changes, have outpaced efficiency improvements in the growth of CO2 emissions.
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