Impact of urbanization on per capita energy use and emissions in India
(2022) In International Journal of Energy Sector Management 16(1). p.191-207- Abstract
Purpose: The purpose of this study is to investigate the impacts of urbanization on per capita energy consumption and emissions in India. Design/methodology/approach: The present study analyses the effects of urbanization on energy consumption patterns by using the Stochastic Impacts by Regression on Population, Affluence and Technology in India. Time series data from the period of 1960 to 2015 has been considered for the analysis. Variables including Population, GDP per capita, Energy intensity, share of industry in GDP, share of Services in GDP, total energy use and urbanization from World Bank data sources have been used for investigating the relationship between urbanization, affluence and energy use. Findings: Energy demand is... (More)
Purpose: The purpose of this study is to investigate the impacts of urbanization on per capita energy consumption and emissions in India. Design/methodology/approach: The present study analyses the effects of urbanization on energy consumption patterns by using the Stochastic Impacts by Regression on Population, Affluence and Technology in India. Time series data from the period of 1960 to 2015 has been considered for the analysis. Variables including Population, GDP per capita, Energy intensity, share of industry in GDP, share of Services in GDP, total energy use and urbanization from World Bank data sources have been used for investigating the relationship between urbanization, affluence and energy use. Findings: Energy demand is positively related to affluence (economic growth). Further the results of the analysis also suggest that, as urbanization, GDP and population are bound to increase in the future, consequently resulting in increased carbon dioxide emissions caused by increased energy demand and consumption. Thus, reducing the energy intensity is key to energy security and lower carbon dioxide emissions for India. Research limitations/implications: The study will have important policy implications for India’s energy sector transition toward non- conventional, clean energy sources in the wake of growing share of its population residing in urban spaces. Originality/value: There are limited number of studies considering the impacts of population density on per capita energy use. So this study also contributes methodologically by establishing per capita energy use as a function of population density and technology (i.e. growth rates of industrial and service sector).
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- Haldar, Stuti LU and Sharma, Gautam LU
- publishing date
- 2022-01-03
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- Contribution to journal
- publication status
- published
- subject
- keywords
- CO emission, Energy intensity, Energy sector, Energy use, Regression, STIRPAT model, Time series analysis, Urban, Urbanization
- in
- International Journal of Energy Sector Management
- volume
- 16
- issue
- 1
- pages
- 17 pages
- publisher
- Emerald Group Publishing Limited
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- scopus:85111139707
- ISSN
- 1750-6220
- DOI
- 10.1108/IJESM-01-2021-0010
- language
- English
- LU publication?
- no
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- Publisher Copyright: © 2021, Emerald Publishing Limited.
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