Trend in energy intensity and carbon performance in North Africa

Grakolet Gourene, Samia Mansour Hamouda and Zuzana Brixiova Schwidrowski
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Grakolet Gourene: Economic Commission for Africa, North Africa Office, Morocco and Université Jean Lorougnon Guédé in Côte d’Ivoire
Zuzana Brixiova Schwidrowski: Economic Commission for Africa, North Africa Office, Morocco

No 307, SALDRU Working Papers from Southern Africa Labour and Development Research Unit, University of Cape Town

Abstract: Decoupling economic growth from environmental degradation and climate change, increasing resource efficiency, and promoting both sustainable production and sustainable lifestyles is a challenge in North Africa, a region where even a relative decoupling of income growth and carbon (CO2) emissions has not been achieved. This chapter aims to examine recent trends in emissions and the main drivers of improvement in the region's carbon intensity (carbon emissions per unit of GDP), energy intensity (energy use per unit of GDP), and per capita emissions. It also analyzes the effect of policies such as energy taxes and energy standards on the energy efficiency of SMEs in North Africa and suggests actions and policies to encourage structural transformation and ensure better energy efficiency.

Date: 2024
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