Regional differences in the dynamic linkage between CO2 emissions, sectoral output and economic growth

Regional differences in the dynamic linkage between CO2 emissions, sectoral output and economic growth

Environmental degradation measured by CO2 emissions is a significant challenge to sustainable economic development. Owing to significant differences in the empirical relationship between the economic growth and CO2 emissions and policies adopted by different countries to overcome the challenge are n...

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Published in:Renewable & sustainable energy reviews Vol. 38; pp. 1 - 11
Main Authors: Al Mamun, Md, Sohag, Kazi, Hannan Mia, Md. Abdul, Salah Uddin, Gazi, Ozturk, Ilhan
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Kidlington Elsevier Ltd 01-10-2014
Elsevier
Subjects:
Air pollution caused by fuel industries
Applied sciences
CO2 emissions per capita
Economics
Energy
Energy. Thermal use of fuels
Environmental Kuznets Curve
Exact sciences and technology
General aspects
General. Regulations. Norms. Economy
Metering. Control
Sectoral output
World
Environmental Kuznets Curve
Sectoral output
CO2 emissions per capita
Transformation
Gas emission
Econometric analysis
Carbon dioxide
Time series
emissions per capita
CO
Economic development
Environmental Kuznets curve
Services
Industrialization
Cointegration
Economic growth
Environment impact
Air pollution
Per capita
Economic structure
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Summary:Environmental degradation measured by CO2 emissions is a significant challenge to sustainable economic development. Owing to significant differences in the empirical relationship between the economic growth and CO2 emissions and policies adopted by different countries to overcome the challenge are not decisive. This study aims to generalize our knowledge about the relationship between CO2 emissions per capita and economic growth across the world for 1980–2009 periods. Besides, it explores whether the transformation of different economies (e.g. agrarian to industrial and industrial to sophisticated service economy) over the past few decades yielded any significant positive impact towards sustainable economic development by reducing the level of CO2 emission. Empirical results suggest that (i) except for high-income-countries, Environmental Kuznets Curve (EKC) is a general phenomenon across the world, and (ii) the transformation of different economies towards a service economy has produced more pollution in high income countries and less pollution in low and middle income countries.
ISSN:1364-0321
1879-0690
1879-0690
DOI:10.1016/j.rser.2014.05.091