Brazilian Productive Structure and Co2 Emissions

25 Pages Posted: 5 May 2011

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Denise Imori

University of São Paulo (USP)

Joaquim Guilhoto

University of Sao Paulo; Organization for Economic Co-Operation and Development (OECD) - Directorate for Science, Technology and Industry (STI)

Date Written: 2010

Abstract

This paper analyzes the relation between economic performance and CO2 emissions in Brazil, in the year 2004. The contribution of the productive sectors to total emission is established, taking into account the technological structure of the economy, the interrelations among sectors, the sectoral capacity of generating value-added and the participation of final demand in the national sectors. For this purpose, an input-output model is used to analyze the impact of income generation and final demand on the emissions. This approach allows one to study the impacts caused by sectoral mitigation policies. The main results show that, both from a production and a demand perspective, the same key productive sectors stand out, especially the Transport sector.

Keywords: Environmental Economics, CO2, Brazil, Productive Structure, Input-Output

JEL Classification: R15, O13, Q2

Suggested Citation

Imori, Denise and Guilhoto, Joaquim José Martins and Guilhoto, Joaquim José Martins, Brazilian Productive Structure and Co2 Emissions (2010). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1830437 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.1830437

Denise Imori

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