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Powering Sustainable Growth: Investigating Energy Efficiency in Chilean Industry through Decomposition Analysis

Serrano Olea, Pablo Andrés LU (2023) EKHS34 20231
Department of Economic History
Abstract
This research aims to study the energy efficiency of the Chilean industry sector using decomposition analysis methods to understand energy intensity decoupling from economic output. The study focuses on the industry sector, the biggest energy consumer, and utilises a dataset that specifies subindustries' energy consumption and economic contribution to GDP. The results suggest that, for the subset analysed, industry was in decoupling during the 2015-2020 period, with some sectors contributing highly to this decoupling, while others showed no signs of detaching their economic output from their energy intensity. The findings present a different conclusion than previous research, indicating a positive trend towards decoupling, although further... (More)
This research aims to study the energy efficiency of the Chilean industry sector using decomposition analysis methods to understand energy intensity decoupling from economic output. The study focuses on the industry sector, the biggest energy consumer, and utilises a dataset that specifies subindustries' energy consumption and economic contribution to GDP. The results suggest that, for the subset analysed, industry was in decoupling during the 2015-2020 period, with some sectors contributing highly to this decoupling, while others showed no signs of detaching their economic output from their energy intensity. The findings present a different conclusion than previous research, indicating a positive trend towards decoupling, although further research is required to validate these results. This highlights the potential for targeted policy interventions and private sector investments in energy efficiency to drive sustainable economic growth in Chile. (Less)
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author
Serrano Olea, Pablo Andrés LU
supervisor
organization
course
EKHS34 20231
year
type
H1 - Master's Degree (One Year)
subject
keywords
LMDI, Chile, Decomposition, Industry, Decoupling, Energy, Energy Intensity
language
English
id
9129815
date added to LUP
2023-08-30 07:58:16
date last changed
2023-08-30 07:58:16
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  abstract     = {{This research aims to study the energy efficiency of the Chilean industry sector using decomposition analysis methods to understand energy intensity decoupling from economic output. The study focuses on the industry sector, the biggest energy consumer, and utilises a dataset that specifies subindustries' energy consumption and economic contribution to GDP. The results suggest that, for the subset analysed, industry was in decoupling during the 2015-2020 period, with some sectors contributing highly to this decoupling, while others showed no signs of detaching their economic output from their energy intensity. The findings present a different conclusion than previous research, indicating a positive trend towards decoupling, although further research is required to validate these results. This highlights the potential for targeted policy interventions and private sector investments in energy efficiency to drive sustainable economic growth in Chile.}},
  author       = {{Serrano Olea, Pablo Andrés}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{Powering Sustainable Growth: Investigating Energy Efficiency in Chilean Industry through Decomposition Analysis}},
  year         = {{2023}},
}