Energy efficiency as a driver of total primary energy supply in the EU-28 countries - incremental decomposition analysis.

ABSTRACT: Energy efficiency is a common element in European energy and climate policies. In the EU energy policy, energy efficiency is a policy target, and in the EU climate policy, energy efficiency is a means to achieve the CO₂ targets. In this paper, energy efficiency trends in the European Union and its 28 countries are analyzed during the period 1990-2015 by using the data provided by international Energy Agency (IEA). Total primary energy supply is decomposed into the effects of change in population, economic activity, final energy intensity, and the ratio between primary and final energy use. This paper introduces an incremental decomposition analysis method based on the Sun-Shapley method. Incremental decomposition provides information about annual changes. Information for longer

SUBMITTER: Vehmas J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6205302 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature