Decomposition analysis of the main factors influencing the CO2 emissions from public electricity and heat production between 1990 and 2004

The orange bars show the factors that have an increasing effect on emissions whereas the green bars show the factors that have a reduction effect

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Aggregating both effects provides the actual emission changes. Fuel combustion intensity describes the effect resulting from a change in the amount of fuel used in public power plants. Fossil fuel combustion intensity describes the effect resulting from a change in the amount of fossil fuels used in public power plants (e.g. increased use of biomass). Carbon intensity describes the effect resulting from a change to less carbon intensive fossil fuels in public power plants (e.g. shift from coal to oil or gas).

Decomposition analysis of the main factors influencing the CO2 emissions from public electricity and heat production between 1990 and 2004

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