Investigating factors affecting co2 emissions in Malaysian road transport sector

Today the unprecedented increase in CO2 emissions has become an important global issue because of the intensification in demand from the transport sector due to an upward surge in urbanization and rapid economic growth. The demand for transport services is expected to rise further, causing the CO2 e...

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Main Authors: Mustapa S.I., Bekhet H.A.
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spelling my.uniten.dspace-225062023-05-29T14:01:26Z Investigating factors affecting co2 emissions in Malaysian road transport sector Mustapa S.I. Bekhet H.A. 36651549700 37100908800 Today the unprecedented increase in CO2 emissions has become an important global issue because of the intensification in demand from the transport sector due to an upward surge in urbanization and rapid economic growth. The demand for transport services is expected to rise further, causing the CO2 emissions level to increase as well. In Malaysia, the transportation sector accounts for 28% of total CO2 emissions, of which 85% comes from road transport. This has led to strong interest in how the CO2 emissions in this sector can be reduced effectively. This study aimed to investigate factors that influence the CO2 emissions. A multiple regression model was used based on fuel-based technology data for 1990-2013. Many factors influencing CO2 emissions, i.e., fuel consumption, fuel efficiency (FE), fuel price (FP) and distance travel (DT), were examined for the road transport sector in Malaysia. The results demonstrated that FE, FP and DT were the main factors influencing the CO2 emissions growth. Some policy implications from the empirical results were proposed for CO2 emissions reduction. � 2015, Econjournals. All rights reserved. Final 2023-05-29T06:01:26Z 2023-05-29T06:01:26Z 2015 Article 2-s2.0-84944454375 https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84944454375&partnerID=40&md5=cd1463746d61c535e76423ba5cf6c1f4 https://irepository.uniten.edu.my/handle/123456789/22506 5 4 1073 1083 Econjournals Scopus
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description Today the unprecedented increase in CO2 emissions has become an important global issue because of the intensification in demand from the transport sector due to an upward surge in urbanization and rapid economic growth. The demand for transport services is expected to rise further, causing the CO2 emissions level to increase as well. In Malaysia, the transportation sector accounts for 28% of total CO2 emissions, of which 85% comes from road transport. This has led to strong interest in how the CO2 emissions in this sector can be reduced effectively. This study aimed to investigate factors that influence the CO2 emissions. A multiple regression model was used based on fuel-based technology data for 1990-2013. Many factors influencing CO2 emissions, i.e., fuel consumption, fuel efficiency (FE), fuel price (FP) and distance travel (DT), were examined for the road transport sector in Malaysia. The results demonstrated that FE, FP and DT were the main factors influencing the CO2 emissions growth. Some policy implications from the empirical results were proposed for CO2 emissions reduction. � 2015, Econjournals. All rights reserved.
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Investigating factors affecting co2 emissions in Malaysian road transport sector
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title Investigating factors affecting co2 emissions in Malaysian road transport sector
title_short Investigating factors affecting co2 emissions in Malaysian road transport sector
title_full Investigating factors affecting co2 emissions in Malaysian road transport sector
title_fullStr Investigating factors affecting co2 emissions in Malaysian road transport sector
title_full_unstemmed Investigating factors affecting co2 emissions in Malaysian road transport sector
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