Convergence in per capita CO2 emissions: A robust distributional approach

Criado, Carlos Ordás; Grether, Jean‐Marie

doi:10.1016/j.reseneeco.2011.01.003

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“…We denote by (c ss , k ss ) the couple of values representing the simultaneous steadystate equilibrium of system (13)- (14). It can be shown that the steady state exists and is unique for any well-behaved neoclassical production function.…”

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“…The transitional dynamics of pollution per capita can be studied by re-introducing pðtÞ in the dynamic system (13)- (14). In fact, pollution per capita and consumption are two jump variables linked by an optimality relation: using (17), we can transform system (13)-(14) into an equivalent system describing the joint dynamics of k(t) and pðtÞ.…”

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“…13 See Bratberg et al [27], Finus and Tjotta [28] and Murdoch et al [29] for a discussion of the effectiveness of these protocols in mitigating pollution. 14 reported emissions, but inconsistent/missing observations are corrected or gap-filled. 15 Our analysis focuses on SOX and NOX emissions derived from human activities and ignores those occurring in natural environments without human influence.…”

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“…A third notion of convergence, proposed by Quah [13], focuses on distributional dynamics 2 and examines the evolution of the spatial distribution of pollution levels over time. In this framework, Nguyen Van [9], Aldy [10] and Ordá s Criado and Grether [14] reject the existence of polarization phenomena across countries except within the OECD and European areas.…”

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Growth and pollution convergence: Theory and evidence

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Stengos

2011

Journal of Environmental Economics and Management

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Stabilizing pollution levels in the long run is a pre-requisite for sustainable growth. We develop a neoclassical growth model with endogenous emission reduction predicting that, along optimal sustainable paths, pollution growth rates are (i) positively related to output growth (scale effect) and (ii) negatively related to emission levels (defensive effect). This dynamic law reduces to a convergence equation that is empirically tested for two major and regulated air pollutants – sulfur oxides and nitrogen oxides – with a panel of 25 European countries spanning the years 1980–2005. Traditional parametric models are rejected by the data. More flexible regression techniques confirm the existence of both the scale and the defensive effect, supporting the model predictions

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“…Pettersson et al (2014) reviewed the development literature of the convergence. The research on the scale of carbon convergence mainly focuses on countries (Fallahi & Voia, 2015;Jobert et al, 2010;McKitrick & Wood, 2013;Ord as Criado & Grether, 2011) or provinces (Hao et al, 2015a;Yang, Zhang, Sheng, & Shackman, 2016). For example, Ord as Criado and Grether (2011) investigated the convergence of per capita CO 2 in 166 world areas during 1960e2000 and found that there were different convergence states during different periods.…”

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Convergence of carbon intensity in the Yangtze River Delta, China

Huang

Yang

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Habitat International

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a b s t r a c tAs China's industrialization and urbanization have grown rapidly in recent years, China's CO 2 emissions rose from 3405.1799 Mt to 10,249.4630 Mt from 2000 to 2013, and it has reached the highest levels in the word since 2006. Chinese government has emphasized the importance of reducing carbon emissions and set the target of reducing carbon intensity to 60e65% of 2005 levels by 2030. Investigating the convergence of carbon intensity can identify the convergence rate, which is helpful in guiding allocations of carbon intensity reduction. The Yangtze River Delta is one of the key carbon emission regions in China, with higher urbanization levels and larger carbon emissions; thus, we employed prefecture-level panel data derived from grid data between 2000 and 2010 to examine whether the convergence of carbon intensity exists across prefecture-level cities in the Yangtze River Delta. Spatial panel data models were utilized to investigate b-convergence of carbon intensity. The results indicated that carbon intensity showed divergence during 2002e2004 and s-convergence over other periods (2000e2002 and 2004 e2010). Carbon intensity exhibited stochastic convergence, indicating that the shocks to carbon intensity relative to the average level of carbon intensity are only transitory. There was a spatial spillover effect and b-convergence of carbon intensity, suggesting that prefecture-level cities with higher carbon intensity would decrease rapidly in the Yangtze River Delta. Our results highlight the importance of considering the present state of carbon intensity, spatial factors, and socioeconomic factors such as industrial structure and economic levels during allocation planning for reducing carbon intensity.

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Sustainability of Economic Growth and Convergence in Regions of Different Developmental Stages

Juknys

Liobikienė

Dagiliūtė

2016

Sustainable Development

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This study aims to contribute to the overall discussion on sustainability of growth and convergence in a variety of regions, focusing on not only economic but also environmental sustainability aspects and consequences of convergence.Results show that the direction and rate of economic convergence among countries of different regions markedly depends on the stage of their development and corresponds well to the primary regularities of logistic growth law. In developing regions, faster growth in richer countries leads to divergence among countries of the region. Absolute economic convergence is only possible in economically developed regions, which have already passed the stage of maximal growth rate and can be characterized by the deceleration of economic growth gradually approaching the steady state (zero-growth) stage.Economic growth and convergence lead to both positive and negative environmental outcomes. The first signs of absolute decoupling have been noticed over the last decade in some developed countries, but only a relative decoupling of environmental impact from economic growth is characteristic of developing regions and countries. The level of decoupling is not sufficient, and environmental impact in developing countries and in the largest emerging economies in particular is approaching the high level of developed countries much faster than the economy. Hence, different development stages require different approaches and policies for both economic development and environmental sustainability.

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Convergence in per capita CO2 emissions: A robust distributional approach

Cited by 107 publications

References 34 publications

Growth and pollution convergence: Theory and evidence

Growth and pollution convergence: Theory and evidence

Convergence of carbon intensity in the Yangtze River Delta, China

Sustainability of Economic Growth and Convergence in Regions of Different Developmental Stages

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