FACTOR ANALYSIS OF THE CO2 EMISSIONS IN THE UNITED STATES WITH IMPLICATIONS FOR THE ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY

Authors

  • Olen Dias Mathematics Department, Hostos Community College of The City University of New York
  • Alexander Vaninsky Mathematics Department, Hostos Community College of The City University of New York

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.24297/jssr.v7i3.3588

Keywords:

CO2 emissions, Environmental policy, Generalized Divisia Index, Kaya identity, Factor analysis, Cluster analysis, Typology

Abstract

This paper applies the Generalized Divisia Index to decompose the CO2 emissions into eight components and uses the Factor Analysis to determine their clusters - the combinations of related components that play the leading role. Economic analysis of these clusters allows for the determination of the main  drivers of the CO2 emissions. As a case study, we used the data of the United States from 1950 through 2040 separated into three periods: 1950 - 1980; 1981 -  2012, and 2013 - 2040, each characterized by a specific type of socioeconomic development: industrial, post-industrial, and information, respectively. Data for the last period are projections. As a result, we got an insight into the typology of the CO2 emissions and obtained recommendations on environmental policy aimed at their mitigation.

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Author Biographies

Olen Dias, Mathematics Department, Hostos Community College of The City University of New York

Mathematics Department, Hostos Community College of The City University of New York

 

Alexander Vaninsky, Mathematics Department, Hostos Community College of The City University of New York

Mathematics Department, Hostos Community College of The City University of New York

 

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Published

2015-05-06

How to Cite

Dias, O., & Vaninsky, A. (2015). FACTOR ANALYSIS OF THE CO2 EMISSIONS IN THE UNITED STATES WITH IMPLICATIONS FOR THE ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY. JOURNAL OF SOCIAL SCIENCE RESEARCH, 7(3), 1360–1371. https://doi.org/10.24297/jssr.v7i3.3588

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