10.1021/es501976q.s001
Grant D. Jacobsen
Grant D.
Jacobsen
Estimating
End-Use Emissions Factors For Policy Analysis:
The Case of Space Cooling and Heating
American Chemical Society
2014
emissions factors
heating
CO 2 emissions factor
cooling
estimates emissions factors
2014-06-17 00:00:00
Journal contribution
https://acs.figshare.com/articles/journal_contribution/Estimating_End_Use_Emissions_Factors_For_Policy_Analysis_The_Case_of_Space_Cooling_and_Heating/2282134
This paper provides the first estimates
of end-use specific emissions
factors, which are estimates of the amount of a pollutant that is
emitted when a unit of electricity is generated to meet demand from
a specific end-use. In particular, this paper provides estimates of
emissions factors for space cooling and heating, which are two of
the most significant end-uses. The analysis is based on a novel two-stage
regression framework that estimates emissions factors that are specific
to cooling or heating by exploiting variation in cooling and heating
demand induced by weather variation. Heating is associated with similar
or greater CO<sub>2</sub> emissions factor than cooling in all regions.
The difference is greatest in the Midwest and Northeast, where the
estimated CO<sub>2</sub> emissions factor for heating is more than
20% larger than the emissions factor for cooling. The minor differences
in emissions factors in other regions, combined with the substantial
difference in the demand pattern for cooling and heating, suggests
that the use of overall regional emissions factors is reasonable for
policy evaluations in certain locations. Accurately quantifying the
emissions factors associated with different end-uses across regions
will aid in designing improved energy and environmental policies.