Efektywność emisji gazów cieplarnianych w rolnictwie Unii Europejskiej
EFFICIENCY OF GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS IN EUROPEAN UNION AGRICULTURE
Author(s): Bogdan Klepacki, Piotr Gołasa, Marcin WysokińskiSubject(s): Social Sciences, Economy, Energy and Environmental Studies, Sociology, Economic development
Published by: Instytut Rozwoju Wsi i Rolnictwa Polskiej Akademii Nauk
Keywords: agriculture; external effects; emission of greenhouse gases; emission efficiency of greenhouse gases
Summary/Abstract: The article tackles the emission of greenhouse gases (GHG) against the backgroundof environmental economics. It presents theoretical issues concerning externaleffects, Pareto optimal and the need to include environmental matters in the economicaccounts for agriculture. Based on the figures from the European Environmental Agency(EEA) and the Eurostat for 1990–2013, the level of agricultural GHG emissions wascalculated, including its efficiency. It was found out that France, the United Kingdom,Germany, Poland and Spain were responsible for a half agricultural GHG emissions in theEU. The average emission efficiency of the EU Member States in 2013 amounted to EUR391 of surplus per 1 ton of GHG emissions. The highest efficiency was recorded in suchcountries as Slovakia, Italy and Malta. In none of the investigated countries did agricultureachieve as high emission efficiency as the whole economy; at best, the index amounted to0.4–0.5.
Journal: Wieś i Rolnictwo
- Issue Year: 172/2016
- Issue No: 3
- Page Range: 129-144
- Page Count: 16
- Language: Polish