Land transport CO2 emissions and climate change: evidence from Cyprus
The land transport sector is one of the major emitters of CO2 and one of the hardest sectors to decarbonise. This study employs an environmentally-extended input-output model to conduct an economy-wide assessment of CO2 emissions in Cyprus, associated with a 22% increase in the final demand for the...
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| author | Elias Giannakis Despina Serghides Stella Dimitriou George Zittis |
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| description | The land transport sector is one of the major emitters of CO2 and one of the hardest sectors to decarbonise. This study employs an environmentally-extended input-output model to conduct an economy-wide assessment of CO2 emissions in Cyprus, associated with a 22% increase in the final demand for the output of the sector by 2030. Model results indicate that the land transport sector creates the third highest (direct and indirect) CO2 emissions within Cyprus economy; for every 1 million euro increase in the final demand of the sector’s services and products, 407 additional tons of CO2 are emitted. Considering that temperature in Cyprus is projected to increase by up to 4.5–5°C by the end of the century, our findings highlight the importance of the land transport sector in the transition of Cyprus to a low-carbon economy and the urgency of implementing in-sector cost-effective decarbonisation strategies. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-fdbfb957cee34d5fb59236d1397656512023-09-20T10:33:46ZengTaylor & Francis GroupInternational Journal of Sustainable Energy1478-64511478-646X2020-08-0139763464710.1080/14786451.2020.17437041743704Land transport CO2 emissions and climate change: evidence from CyprusElias Giannakis0Despina Serghides1Stella Dimitriou2George Zittis3The Cyprus InstituteThe Cyprus InstituteThe Cyprus InstituteThe Cyprus InstituteThe land transport sector is one of the major emitters of CO2 and one of the hardest sectors to decarbonise. This study employs an environmentally-extended input-output model to conduct an economy-wide assessment of CO2 emissions in Cyprus, associated with a 22% increase in the final demand for the output of the sector by 2030. Model results indicate that the land transport sector creates the third highest (direct and indirect) CO2 emissions within Cyprus economy; for every 1 million euro increase in the final demand of the sector’s services and products, 407 additional tons of CO2 are emitted. Considering that temperature in Cyprus is projected to increase by up to 4.5–5°C by the end of the century, our findings highlight the importance of the land transport sector in the transition of Cyprus to a low-carbon economy and the urgency of implementing in-sector cost-effective decarbonisation strategies.http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14786451.2020.1743704land transport sectorco2 emissionsclimate changedecarbonisationenvironmentally-extended input-output analysiseastern mediterranean |
| spellingShingle | Elias Giannakis Despina Serghides Stella Dimitriou George Zittis Land transport CO2 emissions and climate change: evidence from Cyprus International Journal of Sustainable Energy land transport sector co2 emissions climate change decarbonisation environmentally-extended input-output analysis eastern mediterranean |
| title | Land transport CO2 emissions and climate change: evidence from Cyprus |
| title_full | Land transport CO2 emissions and climate change: evidence from Cyprus |
| title_fullStr | Land transport CO2 emissions and climate change: evidence from Cyprus |
| title_full_unstemmed | Land transport CO2 emissions and climate change: evidence from Cyprus |
| title_short | Land transport CO2 emissions and climate change: evidence from Cyprus |
| title_sort | land transport co2 emissions and climate change evidence from cyprus |
| topic | land transport sector co2 emissions climate change decarbonisation environmentally-extended input-output analysis eastern mediterranean |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14786451.2020.1743704 |
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