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Results of the 4th Follow-up
to the Keidanren Voluntary Action Plan on the Environment
-- Section on Global Warming Measures --
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Attachment 3
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Analysis of Factors Bearing on Increases or Decreases in CO2 Emissions
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In these calculations, Keidanren has attempted to analyze how certain factors affected increases or decreases in CO2 emissions by industry as a whole, based on records of CO2 emissions and production output and/or sales submitted by the respective industries.
Results of calculation
Emissions of CO2 in fiscal 2000 were approximately 1.2% higher than in fiscal 1990. Keidanren attributes this change to the following factors.
| Results of 4th Follow-up (Note 1) | Cf. results of 3rd Follow-up (Note 2) |
Improvements in electric power consumption per unit output | -2.2% | -2.2% |
Efforts by the respective industries | -4.1% | -2.1% |
Economic expansion etc. | +7.5% | +4.2% |
Total | +1.2% | -0.1% (Note 3) |
(Note 1) |
Changes in CO2 emissions between fiscal 1990 and fiscal 2000 were analyzed for the 36 industries that participated in the 4th Follow-up. |
(Note 2) |
Changes in CO2 emissions between fiscal 1990 and fiscal 1999 were analyzed for the 34 industries that participated in the 3rd Follow-up. |
(Note 3) |
The findings of the 3rd Follow-up showed that emissions had decreased by 0.1% between fiscal 1990 and fiscal 1999. |
Approach to calculations
- By multiplying the input-per-unit-output ratios for production output and/or revenues in fiscal 1990 by actual production output and/or revenues for each industry in fiscal 2000, Keidanren arrives at each industry's BAU emissions in fiscal 2000 (i.e., emissions in fiscal 2000, assuming that the input-per-unit-output ratios for production output and/or revenues remain unchanged between fiscal 1990 and fiscal 2000). Based on this, it then calculates Keidanren's "BAU emissions."
- Subtracting actual Keidanren emissions in fiscal 2000 from Keidanren's "BAU emissions" results in a difference that is defined as Keidanren's overall contribution to lower emissions. This result is then expressed as a percentage of actual Keidanren emissions in fiscal 1990. (-6.3%)
- To isolate reductions that results from changes in electric power input per unit output, Keidanren uses the electric power input-per-unit-output ratios in fiscal 1990 to calculate "electric power BAU" emissions by the respective industries in fiscal 2000 (i.e., emissions in fiscal 2000, assuming that the input-per-unit-output ratios in question remained unchanged between fiscal 2000 and fiscal 1990). Based on this, it calculates Keidanren's emissions on an "electric power BAU" basis.
- Subtracting actual Keidanren emissions in fiscal 2000 from the Keidanren "electric power BAU" emissions results in a value that is defined as the reduction achieved through improvements in electric power input-per-unit-of-output ratios. Keidanren then expresses this reduction as a percentage of actual Keidanren "electric power BAU" emissions in fiscal 1990. (-2.2%)
- Subtracting the reduction in emissions attributable to lower electric power inputs per unit output (-2.2%) from Keidanren's overall contribution to lower emissions (-6.3%) results in a value (-4.1%) that is defined as the reduction derived from "efforts by the respective industries."
- Subtracting Keidanren's overall contribution to lower emissions (-6.3%) from the change in emissions between fiscal 1990 and fiscal 2000 (+1.2%) results in a difference of +7.5%, which becomes the estimated impact of economic expansion etc.
Calculation Methods Used in Factor Analysis
(Hypothetical numbers are used to facilitate ease of understanding)
| Actual emissions in FY 1990 | Actual emissions in FY xxxx |
CO2 emissions | 100 | 110 |
| Emissions from electrical power |
50 | 55 X 0.9 = 49.5 |
Other energy | 50 | 60.5 |
Production output | 100 | 120 |
Quantity of electricity purchased | 50 | 55 |
Purchased electricity per unit output | 1 | 0.9 |
* Similar calculations are used when analyzing production amounts.
- Calculate an industry's BAU emissions for FY xxxx
Industry BAU = input per unit output in FY 1990 (CO2 emissions/production output) X production output for FY xxxx
= (100/100) X 120 = 120
- Calculate industry's overall contribution to lower emissions compared to FY 1990
Industry BAU - actual emissions in FY xxxx = 120 - 110 = 10
As percentage of FY 1990 emissions = 10/100 X 100 = -10%
- Calculate CO2 emissions assuming no change in electric power input per unit output (industry BAU)
Industry BAU = (emissions from sources other than electric power in FY xxxx + amount of purchased electricity in FY xxxx) X electric power input per unit output in FY 1990
= 60.5 + 55 X 1 = 115.5
- Calculate contribution to reduced emissions vis-a-vis FY 1990 from improvements in electric power consumption per unit output
Improvement in electricity consumption per unit output = electric power BAU for industry - emissions in FY xxxx
= 115.5 - 110 = 5.5
As percentage of FY 1990 emissions = 5.5/100 X 100 = -5.5%
- Calculate amount attributable to industry efforts
Amount attributable to industry efforts = industry's overall contribution to lower emissions - improvement in electric power consumption per unit output
= -10% - 5.5% = -4.5%
Improvement in electric power consumption per unit output | -5.5% |
Change attributable to industry efforts | -4.5% |
Economic expansion etc. | +20% |
Total | +10% |
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