Análisis de las emisiones de CO2 y sus factores explicativos en las diferentes áreas del mundo.

Abstract

This article analyses the evolution of CO2 emissions –the major greenhouse gas- in the different regions of the world, paying special attention to what has happened in the European Union and Spain. The analysis focuses especially in what has happened since 1990, base year for the Kyoto Protocol for most countries. The article also studies the main driving forces of the emissions and of their evolution by means of the analysis of the Kaya factors identity. The analysis explains the great differences between regions and the different changes over time.