The main motivation for Middle East and North Africa Region (MENA) governments to improve energy efficiency is to address pressing domestic concerns, such as urban air pollution, energy security, economic competitiveness, the fiscal cost of energy subsidies and the balance of payments. However, improved energy efficiency is also seen as the most promising route for reducing the region's green house gas (GHG) emissions. Therefore, as part of the study on energy efficiency in MENA, this report aims to describe and quantify the links between energy efficiency and GHG emissions as well as urban air pollution in MENA. More specifically, the objectives of the report is: (i) to create scenarios of emissions of GHG and selected urban air pollutants (specifically, particulate matter (PM)) under different assumptions of energy efficiency improvements; (ii) to identify the country/sectors where energy efficiency improvements are likely to have the greatest impact upon GHG and PM emissions; and (iii) to benchmark MENA against other regions in terms of energy intensity and GHG emissions.
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Document Date
2008/03/01
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Document Type
ESMAP Paper
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Report Number
44452
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Volume No
1
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1
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Disclosure Date
2010/07/01
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Disclosure Status
Disclosed
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Doc Name
Middle East and North Africa Region - Opportunities for mitigating the environmental impact of energy use
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Keywords
co2 emission;total ghg emissions;energy efficiency improvement;energy consumption per capita;energy intensities;energy intensity;primary energy supply;cross-country regression analysis;urban air pollution;
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Zhang,Yabei
Middle East and North Africa Region - Opportunities for mitigating the environmental impact of energy use (English). Energy sector management assistance program (ESMAP) discussion paper Washington, D.C. : World Bank Group. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/667011468051895599/Middle-East-and-North-Africa-Region-Opportunities-for-mitigating-the-environmental-impact-of-energy-use