Open AccessImproving Demographic Components of Integrated Assessment Models: The Effect of Changes in Population Composition by Household Characteristics
Author(s) -
Brian C. O’Neill
Publication year - 2006
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
DOI - 10.2172/889032
Subject(s) - greenhouse gas , climate change , composition (language) , population , energy demand , geography , environmental economics , economics , demography , ecology , philosophy , linguistics , sociology , biology
This report describes results of the research project on "Improving Demographic Components of Integrated Assessment Models: The Effect of Changes in Population Composition by Household Characteristics". The overall objective of this project was to improve projections of energy demand and associated greenhouse gas emissions by taking into account demographic factors currently not incorporated in Integrated Assessment Models (IAMs) of global climate change. We proposed to examine the potential magnitude of effects on energy demand of changes in the composition of populations by household characteristics for three countries: the U.S., China, and Indonesia. For each country, we planned to analyze household energy use survey data to estimate relationships between household characteristics and energy use; develop a new set of detailed household projections for each country; and combine these analyses to produce new projections of energy demand illustrating the potential importance of consideration of households