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Carmen Bunzl - Universidad Pontificia Comillas

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Chapter 4. Case Study: Spain 166<br />

2.2 Nationwide factors and indicators<br />

2.2.1 Factors driving emissions<br />

The nationwide indicators include relevant information on GHG emissions,<br />

both historical emissions by gas, projected emissions and the progress towards<br />

the Kyoto target. Also shown are underlying trends in important drivers for<br />

those emissions:<br />

• Energy consumption – split up into the different energy sources: For most<br />

Annex I Parties, the production and/or use of energy is one of the main sources<br />

of GHG emissions. TPES accounts for all the energy that is supplied to the<br />

economy.<br />

• Gross domestic product (GDP) on a purchasing power parity (PPP) basis:<br />

This indicator provides information on the size and strength of the economy.<br />

• Population and population growth: The size and trends of population can<br />

affect national GHG emissions, as a larger population generally implies higher<br />

demand and hence higher economic activity. Population in Spain has grown<br />

due to the recent and intense immigration.<br />

Table 4 - 1 . Nationwide indicators for Spain. Factors driving emissions (population, GDP, and energy)<br />

and GHG.<br />

2005 2006<br />

Population 43,40 44,12 million people<br />

Projected population growth 2004-2020 4 %<br />

GDP (PPP) 995,48 billion 2000 US$<br />

Primary Energy Supply (TPES) 145,20 Mtoe<br />

GHG emissions 1 440,89 433,34 MtCO2eq.<br />

Change in GHG emissions from 1990 53,25 50,63 %<br />

1 Excludes LULUCF and excludes international transport.<br />

Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingeniería ICAI <strong>Carmen</strong> <strong>Bunzl</strong> Boulet Junio 2008

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