Rural Household Emission and its Determinants:A Case Study

Authors

  • Nanda Dulal Hazra
  • Kartick Chandra Paul

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.33516/rb.v45i3-4.96-111p

Keywords:

Carbon Footprint, Green House Gases (GHGs), Household Emission.

Abstract

Household emission is measured in terms of Per Capita Carbon Footprint. Per Capita Carbon Footprint in India (1.8 tCo2e) is far low than that in other developed countries as well as the world average (5 tCo2e). But growth rate of per capita carbon footprint in India (229%) is second after China (333%). Again, there is a significant difference between per capita carbon footprints of rural and urban households. In this backdrop, we set the objectives of our paper as (i) to measure the household carbon footprint, and (ii) to identify the determinants of the carbon footprint, both for the rural and urban households. It is found that per capita carbon footprint of rural household is 0.78524 tCO2e and that of urban household is 0.760552 tCO2e. We also found a significant positive and negative relationship between the Per Capita Carbon Footprint and some specific selected household factors.

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Published

2020-01-01

How to Cite

Hazra, N. D., & Paul, K. C. (2020). Rural Household Emission and its Determinants:A Case Study. Research Bulletin, 45(3-4), 96–111. https://doi.org/10.33516/rb.v45i3-4.96-111p

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Volume 45, Issue 3-4, October 2019-January 2020

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