TY  - BOOK
AU  - Adewale,Elizabeth Tobi
AU  - Rüstemoğlu,Hasan
TI  - CO2 EMISSIONS FACTORS OF THE TRANSPORT  SECTOR
PY  - 2023///
KW  - Carbon
KW  - Dissertations, Academic
KW  - Carbon dioxide
KW  - Gross domestic product
KW  - Transportation
N1  - Thesis (MSc) - Cyprus International University. Institute of Graduate Studies and Research Economics Department; Includes bibliography (sheets 39-43)
N2  - ABSTRACT
The transportation sector in the US is the largest producer of CO2 emissions, 
accounting for at least 29% of all emissions. There is a widespread belief that more 
effective and efficient CO2 emission-reduction strategies will result from enhanced 
transportation infrastructure. The hypothesis that population and GDP growth serve as 
a facilitator in the relationship between transportation infrastructure and CO2 
emissions is discussed and evaluated in this study. To analyze the impact of 
transportation-related CO2 emissions on the US economy, we evaluated five different 
factors using the Logarithm Mean Divisia Index and Kaya identity. These factors 
include carbon intensity, energy structure, energy intensity, GDP/Population, and 
Population. Of all these factors, the per capita annual income and population increase
the emission of CO2 in the economic sectors but we also found that the carbon 
intensity, energy intensity, and energy structure reduce the CO2 emission of the 
transport sector. However, given that the available funding for advancing vehicleimproving innovation is insufficient, fiscal policies should be developed to support the 
study and implementation of hybrid power generation and fully electric vehicles. 
These policies should also include incentives to make it easier to buy and use vehicles 
powered by renewable energies.
Keywords: Carbon intensity, Emissions, Energy intensity, GDP per capita, Transport 
sector
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