Decoupling – shifts in ecological footprint intensity of nations in the last decade

Szigeti, Cecília; Gergely, Tóth; Szabó, Dániel

doi:10.1016/j.ecolind.2016.07.034

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“…The natural ecosystem is the material basis for human survival and development. The sustainable development of human society can only be realized in the range of the carrying capacity of the ecosystem [12]. Wackernagel and Rees first proposed the concept of ecological footprint.…”

Section: Definition Of Inclusive Green Growth (Igg)mentioning

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Measurement and Convergence Analysis of Inclusive Green Growth in the Yangtze River Economic Belt Cities

2020

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The inclusive green growth (IGG) model is an important tool to promote the construction of an urban ecological civilization and promote sustainable and green development, but China's related research is still in its infancy. Targeting the problem of cross-regional research on technology set differences, this study proposes a method of combining the super-efficiency slack-based measure model and the Metafrontier Malmquist-Luenberger index to measure the IGG of 108 cities in the Yangtze River Economic Belt (YREB), and analyzes their convergence. Earlier research showed that, under the metafrontier, the upstream cities in the YREB have the highest level of technological efficiency, followed by the downstream and the midstream cities, while the midstream cities of the group frontier have the highest technological efficiency. The main source of China's IGG is technological progress. The YREB has obvious σ-convergence characteristics overall and in the downstream cities, and absolute β-convergence characteristics both overall and in three basins. This research has significance as a reference for the gradual improvement of the IGG of cities in the YREB, and ultimately their overall coordinated development.

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Section: Definition Of Inclusive Green Growth (Igg)mentioning

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Measurement and Convergence Analysis of Inclusive Green Growth in the Yangtze River Economic Belt Cities

2020

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“…The economic elasticity of commodities and waste flows is usually referenced by the correlation between their quantity and the nominal GDP [39,[41][42][43][44][45][46]. Nominal GDP is the standard parameter to describe the economic growth of a country, which explains its common use in economy-related assessments.…”

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The Link between e-Waste and GDP—New Insights from Data from the Pan-European Region

Kusch

Hills

2017

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Waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) is difficult to sustainably manage. One key issue is the challenge of planning for WEEE flows as current and future quantities of waste are difficult to predict. To address this, WEEE generation and gross domestic product (GDP) data from 50 countries of the pan-European region were assessed. A high economic elasticity was identified, indicating that WEEE and GDP are closely interlinked. More detailed analyses revealed that GDP at purchasing power parity (GDP PPP) is a more meaningful measure when looking at WEEE flows, as a linear dependency between WEEE generation and GDP PPP was identified. This dependency applies to the whole region, regardless of the economic developmental stage of individual countries. In the pan-European region, an increase of 1000 international $ GDP PPP means an additional 0.5 kg WEEE is generated that requires management.

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“…The decoupling agenda and green growth are closely associated with Ecological Modernisation Theory. Szigeti et al [68] found decoupling between ecological footprint and GDP in 90% of the 131 countries examined. Evidence of economic growth decoupling from greenhouse gas emissions were observed globally [13] [69].…”

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Happiness, Environment and Wealth: What Can Bhutan Show Us about Resolving the Nexus?

Yangka¹,

Newman²

2019

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The Environmental Kuznets Curve hypothesis examines how economic development can improve environmental outcomes (called Ecological Modernisation Theory) or it can cause worse outcomes (called Treadmill of Production Theory). This paper examines Bhutan which has committed policies for increased happiness and wealth while remaining carbon neutral. The difference is being tested by regression analysis of how economic growth varies with the environmental intensity of well being (EIWB). The regression analysis shows that the case of Bhutan can be explained in terms of the Treadmill of Production Theory based on economic and wellbeing growth harming the environment, however, it is simply too early in the EKC. The data also show that population growth helps resolve the nexus which works more in the Ecological Modernisation Theory perspective and supports the need to continue urbanization to resolve these issues. Rather than just simply waiting for economic growth to turn around the EKC, Bhutan should take direct action to maintain its carbon neutral goal and its happiness goal and thus continue to provide a model for the sustainable development discourse in general. Highlights: 1) The concept of the environmental intensity of human well being (EIWB) was used to examine the two dominant environmental impact theories: Treadmill of Production Theory (TPT) under the IPAT hypothesis and Ecological Modernisation Theory (EMT) for Bhutan under the framework of the EKC hypothesis. 2) The nexus between economic growth and EIWB leans towards TPT, but it is still too early to see EKC though decoupling has begun and is likely to lead to EMT. 3) The nexus between population and EIWB leans towards EMT. 4) The need for intervention on social and environmental issues within a modified economic growth trajectory remains the core finding of how sustainable development can be achieved.

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Decoupling – shifts in ecological footprint intensity of nations in the last decade

Cited by 53 publications

References 22 publications

Measurement and Convergence Analysis of Inclusive Green Growth in the Yangtze River Economic Belt Cities

Measurement and Convergence Analysis of Inclusive Green Growth in the Yangtze River Economic Belt Cities

The Link between e-Waste and GDP—New Insights from Data from the Pan-European Region

Happiness, Environment and Wealth: What Can Bhutan Show Us about Resolving the Nexus?

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