Economic determinants of national carbon emissions: perspectives from 119 countries

Jin-rong, Jia; Anser, Muhammad Khalid; Peng, Michael Yao‐Ping; Yousaf, Sheikh Usman; Hyder, Shabir; Zaman, Khalid; Sasmoko,; Nordin, Mohd Safarin

doi:10.1080/1331677x.2022.2081589

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“…Second, REC was the primary factor in this study's success in reaching the zerocarbon goal and reducing the human footprint on agricultural land. Several studies [82][83][84] have examined REC's efficiency in reducing carbon emissions. However, its impact on EFPRINTS has generally been disregarded.…”

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How Do Industrial Ecology, Energy Efficiency, and Waste Recycling Technology (Circular Economy) Fit into China’s Plan to Protect the Environment? Up to Speed

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The challenges of environmental protection are especially prevalent in South and Southeast Asian nations, which adversely affects their sustainable developmental goals. During the last two decades, increased industrialization and urbanization have caused massive air pollution, particularly in the most industrialized and densely populated countries. Due to China’s fast economic expansion and development, the demand for natural resources has increased, resulting in climate change, biodiversity loss, soil degradation, and environmental risks. China’s ecological footprint has been the subject of little investigation on the premises of a circular economy. This study used a literature review methodology on the critical key factors that hinder or facilitate the transition of a linear economy towards a circular economy. Further, based on the literature review, this study used industrial ecology, energy efficiency, and waste recycling technology factors to analyze the role of the circular economy on the country’s environmental sustainability agenda for the period of 1975–2020. The results show that in the short run, the link between ecological footprints and per capita income is monotonically decreasing; however, in the long run, the relationship is U-shaped. In both the short and long run, waste recycling technology and cleaner manufacturing significantly decrease ecological footprints. Renewable energy consumption increases ecological footprints in the short run but decreases them in the long run. The management of natural resources reduces ecological footprints to support the ‘resource blessing’ hypothesis. The Granger causality corroborated the unidirectional relationship between ecological footprints, oil rents, and urbanization and ecological footprints. In addition, economic growth Granger causes industrialization and waste recycling technology while green energy Granger causes economic growth, industrialization, and recycling technology. The two-way link between economic development and urbanization exists within a nation. The variance decomposition analysis (VDA) predicts that in the future, China’s natural resources, green energy demand, and technological spillover will limit its ecological footprint through material and technology efficiency.

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“…Das and Sethi (2023), using a sample of less-developed countries, demonstrated that optimizing the institutional environment enhances CEE through advancements in technology and improved market transparency. Conversely, Jia et al (2023) discovered that in the short run, optimizing the institutional environment attracts a substantial inflow of labor and enterprises, thereby increasing the scale and intensity of energy consumption to a certain extent. This paper addresses the following issues: (1) Empirically investigating, based on China's provincial panel data, the potential enhancement of CEE through BE optimization.…”

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Does business environment optimization improve carbon emission efficiency? Evidence from provincial panel data in China

Li,

Liu

2024

Environ Sci Pollut Res

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Previous research has yielded varied conclusions regarding the effect of business environment (BE) optimization to improve carbon emission efficiency (CEE). In this study, CEE and BE are assessed using energy consumption and economic growth data from 30 provinces in China. The research employs fixed effects, quantile, and mediation effect models to analyze the direct impact, nonlinear characteristics, mechanism, and heterogeneity of BE on CEE. The research found that. Firstly, the BE optimization enhances CEE, with a 1% increase leading to a 0.095% improvement in CEE. Secondly, the influence of the BE on CEE exhibits marginal diminishing traits that decline as CEE improves. Thirdly, the analysis of mechanisms reveals that the BE primarily impacts CEE through positive mechanisms such as industrial structure optimization and green technology progress, as well as a negative mechanism known as the energy rebound effect. Lastly, the analysis of heterogeneity indicates that the BE exerts a more substantial influence on CEE in regions characterized by robust government governance, younger officials, and highly educated officials. These findings offer valuable insights for local governments seeking to leverage the BE to enhance energy efficiency and foster sustainable development.

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The hidden story of megacities: revealing social sustainability status through residents’ satisfaction in Dhaka city, Bangladesh

Razia,

Abu Bakar Ah

2023

Environ Dev Sustain

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Economic determinants of national carbon emissions: perspectives from 119 countries

Cited by 7 publications

References 64 publications

How Do Industrial Ecology, Energy Efficiency, and Waste Recycling Technology (Circular Economy) Fit into China’s Plan to Protect the Environment? Up to Speed

How Do Industrial Ecology, Energy Efficiency, and Waste Recycling Technology (Circular Economy) Fit into China’s Plan to Protect the Environment? Up to Speed

Does business environment optimization improve carbon emission efficiency? Evidence from provincial panel data in China

The hidden story of megacities: revealing social sustainability status through residents’ satisfaction in Dhaka city, Bangladesh

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