Essays about: "STIRPAT"

Found 5 essays containing the word STIRPAT.

  1. 1. Are Renewable Energy Policies Effective? : A panel data study concerning the impact policies have on the reduction of carbon dioxide emissions through renewable energy production

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Katrine Lanfelt; [2021]
    Keywords : Climate change; renewable energy; environmental policy; STIRPAT; CO2 emissions; OECD;

    Abstract : Climate change has been a topic of interest both in politics and academics during the last decades and it is only becoming more prominent. The relationship between energy usage and greenhouse gas emissions is of particular interest both in politics and in the world of business. READ MORE

  3. 2. Human Pressure on the Environment : A study on the effect of population, affluence and technology on the Ecological Footprint

    University essay from Högskolan i Jönköping/IHH, Nationalekonomi

    Author : Filippa Jansson; Petter Johnsson; [2017]
    Keywords : Ecological Footprint; Population; Affluence; Technology; IPAT; STIRPAT;

    Abstract : Human Impact on the environment is an important subject. The purpose of this study is to examine what impact population, affluence and technology have on the environment. Environmental impact is measured by the Ecological Footprint, a measure of human pressure on nature. READ MORE

  4. 3. Industrialization Vs. Urbanization Environmental Impact: The Case of Former Soviet Union Republics, 1990-2013

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Delgir Maksimova; [2016]
    Keywords : CO2 emissions; industrialization; urbanization; STIRPAT; former Soviet Union republics; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : While global carbon dioxide emissions increase considerably over the past decades, the former Soviet Union republics experience a substantial decrease of the environmental indicator since the dissolution of the USSR. Nonetheless, considering the prominent Soviet heritage in a form of energy intensive heavy manufacturing, industrialization remains one of the strong determinants for the environmental change. READ MORE

  5. 4. Examining the impact of driving factors of Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions using the STIRPAT model: The case of Ethiopia

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Gebremariam Natnael Demeke; [2016]
    Keywords : Carbon dioxide emission; energy; population; efficiency; STIRPAT method; Social Sciences; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : This paper analyzes the impact of population growth, GDP per capita and technological improvement on Ethiopia’s carbon dioxide emission in the period 1971-2011. Using a STIRPAT model and Auto Regressive Distributive Lag (ARDL) l to analyze this impact, the study found that the highly growing population of Ethiopia has the greatest impact on carbon dioxide emission. READ MORE

  6. 5. Estimation of Cropland Ecological Footprint within Danish Climate Commissions 2050 Scenarios for Land use and Bioenergy Consumption

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

    Author : Andrew Ekoka Mwambo; [2015]
    Keywords : Global Footprint Network; ecological trade deficit; ecological remainder; ecological overshoot; ecological deficit; Physical Geography and Ecosystem Analysis; biocapacity; STIRPAT Model; ecosystem sustainability; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : The ecological footprint of Denmark has been rising since (and likely even before) 1961, which signifies an unsustainable living by the Danish population. Global footprint reports show Denmark as one of many countries on earth which has exceeded its biocapacity (BC), which means natural resource consumption in Denmark is faster than the land’s regenerative capacity. READ MORE