Drivers of the US CO2 emissions 1997-2013 | |
Sun, Laixiang1,2,5; Hubacek, Klaus2; Feng, Kuishuang2; Davis, Steven J.3,4 | |
刊名 | NATURE COMMUNICATIONS |
2015-07-01 | |
卷号 | 6 |
ISSN号 | 2041-1723 |
DOI | 10.1038/ncomms8714 |
英文摘要 | Fossil fuel CO2 emissions in the United States decreased by B11% between 2007 and 2013, from 6,023 to 5,377 Mt. This decline has been widely attributed to a shift from the use of coal to natural gas in US electricity production. However, the factors driving the decline have not been quantitatively evaluated; the role of natural gas in the decline therefore remains speculative. Here we analyse the factors affecting US emissions from 1997 to 2013. Before 2007, rising emissions were primarily driven by economic growth. After 2007, decreasing emissions were largely a result of economic recession with changes in fuel mix (for example, substitution of natural gas for coal) playing a comparatively minor role. Energy-climate policies may, therefore, be necessary to lock-in the recent emissions reductions and drive further decarbonization of the energy system as the US economy recovers and grows. |
WOS研究方向 | Science & Technology - Other Topics |
语种 | 英语 |
出版者 | NATURE PUBLISHING GROUP |
WOS记录号 | WOS:000358858500020 |
内容类型 | 期刊论文 |
源URL | [http://210.72.129.5/handle/321005/122149] |
专题 | 中国科学院沈阳应用生态研究所 |
通讯作者 | Hubacek, Klaus |
作者单位 | 1.Int Inst Appl Syst Anal, A-2361 Laxenburg, Austria 2.Univ Maryland, Dept Geog Sci, College Pk, MD 20742 USA 3.Univ Calif Irvine, Dept Earth Syst Sci, Irvine, CA 92697 USA 4.Chinese Acad Sci, Inst Appl Ecol, Shenyang 110016, Peoples R China 5.Univ London, Dept Financial & Management Studies, SOAS, London WC1H 0XG, England |
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 | Sun, Laixiang,Hubacek, Klaus,Feng, Kuishuang,et al. Drivers of the US CO2 emissions 1997-2013[J]. NATURE COMMUNICATIONS,2015,6. |
APA | Sun, Laixiang,Hubacek, Klaus,Feng, Kuishuang,&Davis, Steven J..(2015).Drivers of the US CO2 emissions 1997-2013.NATURE COMMUNICATIONS,6. |
MLA | Sun, Laixiang,et al."Drivers of the US CO2 emissions 1997-2013".NATURE COMMUNICATIONS 6(2015). |
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