CO2 emissions, economic and population growth, and renewable energy: Empirical evidence across regions

Dong, Kangyin; Hochman, Gal; Zhang, Yaqing; Sun, Renjin; Lĭ, Hui; Liao, Hua

doi:10.1016/j.eneco.2018.08.017

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“…In other words, the environmental consequences of fossil fuels in China may be a phenomenon of the long run, suggesting that the Chinese government should follow a longrun strategy in which CO 2 emissions can be reduced through controlling the consumption of various fossil fuels and adjusting the energy mix (i.e., increasing the share of natural gas and decreasing the share of coal and petroleum). These results coincide with the previous work ofDong, Hochman, Zhang, et al (2018).…”

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“…Furthermore, as discussed in the existing literature (see Section 2.2), we assume that CO 2 emissions are positively influenced by coal and petroleum consumption. In contrast, as Dong, Hochman, Zhang, et al (2018) report, natural gas can be a cleaner substitute for coal and petroleum and, thus, can result in less CO 2 emissions; therefore, we assume that CO 2 emissions are negatively associated with natural gas consumption. The above assumptions lead us to expect that β 3 > 0, β 4 > 0, and β 5 < 0.…”

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“…In the past few decades, China has experienced rapid economic growth due to its increasing levels of industrialization and urbanization, especially since 1978 (Dong et al, ; Wu et al, ; Xu, Sun, Wennersten, & Brandt, ). According to statistics from China Statistical Yearbook (), the country's gross domestic product (GDP) has risen rapidly from 367.9 billion yuan (normalized to 1978 prices) in 1978 to 68,263.5 billion yuan in 2015, almost a 185‐fold increase (see Figure ).…”

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Control of the increasing fossil fuel‐based carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions and the associated environmental consequences are important for sustainable development in China. Nevertheless, very few studies have investigated the environmental consequences of China's fossil fuels at both the national and regional levels. For this purpose, this study explores the dynamic relationships among CO2 emissions, economic growth, and consumption of various fossil fuels (i.e., coal, petroleum, and natural gas) in China, using the panel dataset of 30 provinces for the period 1997–2015. Considering the significant differences across various regions, the whole sample and different regions in China are analyzed separately. The estimated results, at both the national and regional levels, provide strong evidence in favor of the environmental Kuznets curve hypothesis for CO2 emissions in China. Furthermore, increasing coal and petroleum consumption significantly promotes CO2 emissions. Conversely, natural gas offers a cleaner substitute for other fossil fuels (i.e., coal and petroleum); its substitution effect may be influenced by the share of natural gas in the total energy needs. Finally, the above findings highlight several policy implications for the Chinese government's policymakers to effectively reduce CO2 emissions in China, thereby setting the nation on a sustainable development path.

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“…The first step is to test for CSD among variables using the cross-sectional dependence test (CD) of Pesaran (2004). Then, ignoring CSD among variables might lead to an inconsistent result and give misleading information (Dong et al, 2018;Barkat et al, 2018). Second, we perform the CADF and CIPS test developed by Pesaran (2007) that accounts for CSD.…”

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The Impact of Foreign Agricultural Aid and Total Foreign Aid on Agricultural Output in African Countries: New Evidence from Panel Data Analysis

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Official Development Assistance may play an important role in increasing the resources to finance the agriculture sector and improve agricultural outcomes in African countries. Although this is a relevant issue, very few studies have investigated the link between foreign agricultural aid and national agricultural output. Using advanced econometrics techniques, this paper examines the impact of foreign agricultural aid and foreign aid on agriculture output in the panel data set of 29 African countries over the period of 1975–2013. In particular, we employed two estimation methods: Augmented Mean Group and Common Correlated Effects‐2SLS. The first method accounts for heterogeneous slope coefficients across group members and cross‐sectional dependency among variables, whereas the second method accounts for endogenous regressors. Our main findings indicate a small and positive impact of foreign agricultural aid and total foreign aid on agricultural output for low‐ and middle‐income countries. Furthermore, the Pairwise Dumitrescu‐Hurlin Panel Causality test shows evidence of a bidirectional causal relationship between agricultural aid and agricultural output for the full sample, noting that the result changes at the different group income level. Based on the empirical results, recommendations for future policy are given.

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“…Explored the EKC hypothesis for panel of 20 countries with traditional inverted U-shaped relationship. [20] That study empirically related with economic and population growth and CO2 emission from 1990 to 2014. The cross-sectional study result dependent on slop homogeneity and heterogeneity.…”

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To examine environmental pollution by economic growth and their impact in an environmental Kuznets curve (EKC) among developed and developing countries.

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This study analyzes the core energy consumption among countries specific variables by Environmental Kuznets Curve hypothesis (EKC), for a panel data of 29 (14 developed and 15 developing) countries during the period of 1977-2014. By assessing Generalized Method of Moments (GMM) regressions with first generation test such as common root, individual Augmented Dickey-Fuller (ADF), and individual root-Fisher-PP have been computed individually, the results confirm the EKC hypothesis in the case of emissions of solid, liquid, gases, manufacturing industries and also construction. Hence, we computed the cointegration test by Pedroni Kao from Engle-Granger based and Fisher. Onward, since the variable are co-integrated, a panel vector error correction model is estimated in GDP per capita, emission from manufacturing industries, arms import, commercial service export and coal rent, order to perform Pairwise Granger Causality test and indicate Vector Error Correction (VEC), with co-integration restrictions. Moreover, the statistical finding from VEC short-run unidirectional causality from GDP per capita growth to manufacturing industries and coat rent, as well as the causal link with manufacturing industries and commercial service export. Additionally, since there occurred no causal link among economic growth, arm import and coal rent.

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CO2 emissions, economic and population growth, and renewable energy: Empirical evidence across regions

Cited by 498 publications

References 71 publications

The environmental consequences of fossil fuels in China: National and regional perspectives

The environmental consequences of fossil fuels in China: National and regional perspectives

The Impact of Foreign Agricultural Aid and Total Foreign Aid on Agricultural Output in African Countries: New Evidence from Panel Data Analysis

To examine environmental pollution by economic growth and their impact in an environmental Kuznets curve (EKC) among developed and developing countries.

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