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20814739

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1-4
pubmed:dateCreated
2011-5-18
pubmed:abstractText
In dealing with the complex issues of greenhouse gas (GHG) emission and climate change mitigation, many interrelated factors such as cost, level of technology development, supply and demand of energy, structure of industry, and expenditures on research and development exist. Using indicators to monitor environmental impacts and evaluate the efficacies of policies and regulations has been practiced for a long time, and it can serve as a useful tool for decision making and for comparison between different countries. Although numerous indicators have been developed for relevant subjects, integrated approaches that consider individual changes, dynamic interaction, and multi-dimensions of indicators are scarce. This paper aimed to develop a Driving Force-Pressure-State-Impact-Response (DPSIR) framework to assess the problems. This DPSIR model is mainly related to energy consumption, environmental impacts, and policy responses. The objectives of the paper were: (1) conduct a literature review on the indicators that have been used in GHG-related studies; (2) develop a DPSIR model that incorporates GHG-related indicators and evaluate their relationships using a cause-effect chain of GHG emission; and (3) develop a calculative method that can be used to explain the dynamic correlation among the interdependent indicators. Taiwan is a significant source of global GHG emissions. A case study, using the developed framework and Taiwan's actual data of the past two decades, was conducted. The results indicate that regulatory strategies for pollution control are inadequate in terms of ensuring environmental quality, and the nature does not have the capability to revert the impacts from the existing level of pollution.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jun
pubmed:issn
1573-2959
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
177
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
623-35
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2011
pubmed:articleTitle
Review of PSR framework and development of a DPSIR model to assess greenhouse effect in Taiwan.
pubmed:affiliation
Graduate Institute of Environmental Engineering, National Taiwan University, 71 Chou-Shan Road, Taipei 106 Taiwan, Republic of China. d92541016@ntu.edu.tw
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't, Evaluation Studies