Are per capita CO<sub>2</sub>emissions increasing among OECD countries? A test of trends and breaks

Yamazaki, Satoshi; Tian, Jing; Tchatoka, Firmin Doko

doi:10.1080/13504851.2013.875103

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“…In the same vein, differences in the usage of alternative energy sources are also linked to differences in fossil fuel endowment. It is therefore unsurprising that despite the existence of convergence evidence in carbon emissions (Emir et al ( 2019 ); Erdogan and Acaravci ( 2019 ); Erdogan and Solarin ( 2021 ); Payne and Apergis ( 2021 ); Solarin ( 2019 ); the outcome of this study is consistent with empirical findings of studies such as Aldy ( 2006 , 2007 ), Criado and Grether ( 2011 ), Herrerias ( 2013 ) Yamazaki et al ( 2014 ), and Li et al ( 2014 ) who have also provided evidence of divergence in carbon emissions.…”

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Convergence analysis of ammonia emissions by sector and fuel source in OECD countries from 1750 to 2019 using a new Fourier-centric wavelet approach

Solarin

Erdoğan

Bello

2022

Environ Sci Pollut Res

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Although ammonia emissions are not as huge as carbon and methane emissions, they pose significant threats to ensuring environmental sustainability and productivity. However, the existing literature has paid less attention to the underlying characteristics of ammonia emissions. The chief target of this study is to investigate the stochastic convergence of ammonia emissions at the aggregate level, by sector, and by fuel source in 37 Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development countries for more than two centuries of data. Using a newly proposed Fourier-augmented wavelet unit root test, the empirical findings reveal that the relative ammonia emissions series in most Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development countries follow the unit root process in the aggregate, sectoral, and fuel-specific analyses. Therefore, these findings refer to the existence of divergence, while stochastic convergence does not exist in most cases. Having a divergent pattern of ammonia emissions has several policy implications for policymakers in the context of environmental sustainability. (i) Relative ammonia emission cannot revert to its steady-state path without policy intervention, (ii) policymakers have a chance of affecting the dynamics of ammonia emissions in Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development countries. (iii) As a policy response, the study recommends the pursuant of national environmental policies with consideration to the unique characteristics of the individual countries as the non-existence of convergence of environmental series could result in a diverse level of consciousness of environmental degradation among countries with divergent patterns on emissions levels.

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Convergence analysis of ammonia emissions by sector and fuel source in OECD countries from 1750 to 2019 using a new Fourier-centric wavelet approach

Solarin

Erdoğan

Bello

2022

Environ Sci Pollut Res

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“…Under these outcomes, Jaunky (2011) demonstrated that CO 2 emissions for highearning nations are I(1) integrated. Yamazaki et al (2014) indicated that in the OECD countries, per capita CO 2 emissions follow unit root. Barros et al (2016) applied fragmentary combination for the global series of carbon discharges and arrangement of every one of its five segments (gas, fluids, solids, concrete creation, and gas flaring).…”

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Consequences of COVID-19 on the social isolation of the Chinese economy: accounting for the role of reduction in carbon emissions

Balsalobre‐Lorente

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Bekun

et al. 2020

Air Qual Atmos Health

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The main contribution of the present study to the energy literature is to explore the relationship between economic growth and pollution emission amidst globalization. In contrast to the existing studies, this research examines the effects of economic and social isolation as dimensions of globalization. The present paper allows underpinning the impact on the Chinese economic development of the isolation phenomenon as a consequence of coronavirus (COVID-19). To this end, annual time-frequency data is used to achieve the hypothesized claims. The study resolutions include (1) the existence of a long-run association between the outlined variables; (2) the long-run estimates suggest that the Chinese economy, over the investigated period, is inelastic to pollutant-driven economic growth; and (3) the Chinese isolation is less responsive to its economic growth while the country political willpower is elastic as demonstrated by a government commitment to dampen the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic. This confinement is marked by the aggressive response by the government officials resolute by flattening the exponential impact of the pandemic. Based on these robust results, some far-reaching policy implications are underlined in the concluding remarks section.

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“…5. Research on the time series properties of CO 2 emissions in terms of the presence of unit root processes and the degree of persistence (see Heil and Selden, 1999;Lanne and Liski, 2004;Christidou et al, 2013;Yamazaki et al, 2014;Barros et al, 2016;Belbute and Pereira, 2017;Gil-Alana et al, 2017;Cai et al, 2018;and Gil-Alana and Trani, 2019) are relevant to understanding the behavior of CO 2 emissions over time; however, these studies do not explicitly examine the convergence of CO 2 emissions as defined by relative CO 2 emissions and stochastic convergence. Likewise, studies by List (1999), Lee and List (2004) 2017) with respect to the convergence of greenhouse gas emissions; the studies by Biligili and Ulucak (2018) and Ulucak and Apergis (2018) in regards the convergence of ecological footprint data; and the study by Bimonte (2009) who examines the convergence of protected areas in measuring environmental quality are also excluded from our review of the literature.…”

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The convergence of carbon dioxide emissions: a survey of the empirical literature

Payne

2020

JES

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PurposeThis survey of the literature on the convergence of carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions informs researchers on areas for future research by summarizing the countries examined, the types of convergence tested and the methodological approaches undertaken.Design/methodology/approachThis survey examines peer-reviewed empirical studies of CO2 emissions convergence with respect to country coverage and alternative approaches to test for various types of convergence.FindingsFor large multicountry studies, the support for convergence is quite limited. However, studies focused exclusively on a subset of countries defined by income classification, geographic region or institutional structure reveal the finding of convergence is more prevalent. Studies at the subnational level have primarily been in the cases of the US and China with the exception of two studies across industry sectors in Portugal and Sweden.Research limitations/implicationsThis study focuses exclusively on peer-reviewed published studies.Practical implicationsThis study is relevant to the design of mitigation strategies to reduce CO2 emissions and the assumption of convergence underlying climate change models.Social implicationsAs a major component of greenhouse gas emissions, CO2 emissions is of global importance in its impact on the environment and climate change.Originality/valueThis study provides the most recent and comprehensive survey of the empirical literature on the convergence of CO2 emissions.

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Are per capita CO₂emissions increasing among OECD countries? A test of trends and breaks

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Convergence analysis of ammonia emissions by sector and fuel source in OECD countries from 1750 to 2019 using a new Fourier-centric wavelet approach

Convergence analysis of ammonia emissions by sector and fuel source in OECD countries from 1750 to 2019 using a new Fourier-centric wavelet approach

Consequences of COVID-19 on the social isolation of the Chinese economy: accounting for the role of reduction in carbon emissions

The convergence of carbon dioxide emissions: a survey of the empirical literature

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Are per capita CO2emissions increasing among OECD countries? A test of trends and breaks

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Convergence analysis of ammonia emissions by sector and fuel source in OECD countries from 1750 to 2019 using a new Fourier-centric wavelet approach

Convergence analysis of ammonia emissions by sector and fuel source in OECD countries from 1750 to 2019 using a new Fourier-centric wavelet approach

Consequences of COVID-19 on the social isolation of the Chinese economy: accounting for the role of reduction in carbon emissions

The convergence of carbon dioxide emissions: a survey of the empirical literature

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Are per capita CO₂emissions increasing among OECD countries? A test of trends and breaks