Table 19.3 - Effects on carbon dioxide emissions of eliminating subsidies on commercial energy in Central and Eastern Europe

Source: Adapted from World Bank, 1992

  Estimated change in
Central and Eastern
Europe
Estimated reduction in CO2 emissions, 1995
Amount (millions of tonnes of carbon) 446MtC
As share of projected Central and Eastern European emissions 29%
As share of projected global emissions 7%
Cumulative CO2 reduction, 1991­2000
Amount (millions of tonnes of carbon) 3796MtC
As share of projected Central and Eastern European emissions 24%
As share of projected global emissions 6%

Note: The base case is derived from World Bank projections of energy demand. In this scenario, worldwide CO2 emissions increase by about 20 per cent between 1990 and 2000.