TY - JOUR
T1 - Sustainable energy and CO2 reduction policy in Thailand
T2 - An input–output approach from production- and consumption-based perspectives
AU - Supasa, Tharinya
AU - Hsiau, Shu San
AU - Lin, Shih Mo
AU - Wongsapai, Wongkot
AU - Chang, Kuei Feng
AU - Wu, Jiunn Chi
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2017 International Energy Initiative
PY - 2017/12
Y1 - 2017/12
N2 - Energy shortages and CO2 emissions reductions are critical contemporary challenges for Thailand. A consumption-based analysis provides crucial information that enables policymakers to more comprehensively understand the hidden contributors of energy demand and CO2 in the economy. The other manufacturing, construction and food and beverage sectors were amongst the five largest contributors to energy use and emissions in both 2000 and 2010, based on a consumption perspective. However, these sectors have been neglected by energy conservation and climate change mitigation policies in Thailand because they were the least energy-intensive sectors per government energy reports from 1995 to 2015. The CO2 emissions burden from exports was almost 50% of Thailand's national CO2 inventory in 2000 and 2010. The embodied CO2 emissions results revealed that Thailand could reduce its emissions inventory by 12% and 13% if embodied imports replaced exports in 2000 and 2010, respectively. Furthermore, the leading gross domestic product-generating industries in Thailand are seriously vulnerable to natural gas and crude oil shortages despite some sectors using them in small proportions in their production processes. Energy and emissions policies should better reflect consumption characteristics to increase the potential of energy-saving interventions and CO2 mitigation.
AB - Energy shortages and CO2 emissions reductions are critical contemporary challenges for Thailand. A consumption-based analysis provides crucial information that enables policymakers to more comprehensively understand the hidden contributors of energy demand and CO2 in the economy. The other manufacturing, construction and food and beverage sectors were amongst the five largest contributors to energy use and emissions in both 2000 and 2010, based on a consumption perspective. However, these sectors have been neglected by energy conservation and climate change mitigation policies in Thailand because they were the least energy-intensive sectors per government energy reports from 1995 to 2015. The CO2 emissions burden from exports was almost 50% of Thailand's national CO2 inventory in 2000 and 2010. The embodied CO2 emissions results revealed that Thailand could reduce its emissions inventory by 12% and 13% if embodied imports replaced exports in 2000 and 2010, respectively. Furthermore, the leading gross domestic product-generating industries in Thailand are seriously vulnerable to natural gas and crude oil shortages despite some sectors using them in small proportions in their production processes. Energy and emissions policies should better reflect consumption characteristics to increase the potential of energy-saving interventions and CO2 mitigation.
KW - Consumption-based analysis
KW - Emissions inventory with trade
KW - Energy and environmental input–output model
KW - Energy shortage effect
KW - Sustainable energy and emission reduction policy
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85027888130&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.esd.2017.08.006
DO - 10.1016/j.esd.2017.08.006
M3 - 期刊論文
AN - SCOPUS:85027888130
SN - 0973-0826
VL - 41
SP - 36
EP - 48
JO - Energy for Sustainable Development
JF - Energy for Sustainable Development
ER -