Revisiting the relation between economic growth and the environment; a global assessment of deforestation, pollution and carbon emission

Andrée, Bo Pieter Johannes; Chamorro, Andres; Spencer, Phoebe; Koomen, E.; Dogo, Harun

doi:10.1016/j.rser.2019.06.028

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“…If the relationship extrapolates to higher concentrations, the implications for developing countries may be severe. In particular, developing countries are highly polluted compared to the levels observed in this study (Andrée et al, 2019) and are already identified as risk areas for COVID-19 spread (Gilbert et al, 2020; Nkengasong and Mankoula, 2020; Martinez-Alvarez et al, 2020). Even though this study was not able to find strong evidence for an impact of PM 2.5 on case severity, at the high levels of PM 2.5 in developing countries, more severe impacts on respiratory health may interact with case fatality of SARS-CoV-2.…”

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Incidence of COVID-19 and Connections with Air Pollution Exposure: Evidence from the Netherlands

Andrée¹

2020

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HighlightsBackground: Research on viral respiratory infections has found that infection risks increase following exposure to high concentrations of particulate matter. Several hot-spots of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 infections are in areas associated with high levels of air pollution.Approach: This study investigates the relationship between exposure to particulate matter and COVID-19 incidence in 355 municipalities in the Netherlands using data on confirmed cases and hospital admissions coded by residence, along with local PM 2.5 , PM 10 , population density, demographics and health-related pre-conditions. The analysis utilizes different regression specifications that allow for spatial dependence, nonlinearity, alternative error distributions and outlier treatment.Results: PM 2.5 is a highly significant predictor of the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases and related hospital admissions. Taking the WHO guideline of 10mcg/m3 as a baseline, the estimates suggest that expected COVID-19 cases increase by nearly 100% when pollution concentrations increase by 20%. Conclusion:The findings call for further investigation into the association between air pollution on SARS-CoV-2 infection risk. If particulate matter plays a significant role in the incidence of COVID-19 disease, it has strong implications for the mitigation strategies required to prevent spreading, particularly in areas that have high levels of pollution.

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Incidence of COVID-19 and Connections with Air Pollution Exposure: Evidence from the Netherlands

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2020

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“…Additional results below are obtained using non-parametric penalized kernel regression following (Hainmueller and Hazlett, 2014;Andrée et al, 2019). The estimates provide observation-level marginal coefficients that allow for nonlinearity conditional on levels in the data.…”

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Incidence of COVID-19 and Connections with Air Pollution Exposure: Evidence from the Netherlands

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2020

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The Policy Research Working Paper Series disseminates the findings of work in progress to encourage the exchange of ideas about development issues. An objective of the series is to get the findings out quickly, even if the presentations are less than fully polished. The papers carry the names of the authors and should be cited accordingly. The findings, interpretations, and conclusions expressed in this paper are entirely those of the authors. They do not necessarily represent the views of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development/World Bank and its affiliated organizations, or those of the Executive Directors of the World Bank or the governments they represent.

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“…58,59 Linkages between economic development, governance, and deforestation have been observed for decades; economies with high scores for per capita income, human development, and governance (including anti-corruption) make the transition to stabilize deforestation. [60][61][62][63][64][65][66][67] Limited or ineffective governance capacity (and corresponding increases in corruption) are also correlated with higher rates of deforestation. 68,69 It is widely accepted that undesirable tropical deforestation is a systemic and context-specific phenomena and to be effectively addressed, requires institutional reforms at multiple levels.…”

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Variable demand as a means to more sustainable biofuels and biobased materials

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Expanding the use of biofuels is controversial because of concerns about competition with food. Here we describe how varying the biofuel demand could help address these concerns. Variable biofuel demand can be implemented through market or policy mechanisms that adjust biofuel production according to feedstock availability, expanding or contracting in response to supply surplus or limitations. Based on a survey, an expert workshop, and relevant literature, the effects of a variable biofuel demand approach are evaluated with respect to food security, agricultural productivity, detrimental land‐use change, and feedstock competition with biobased chemicals and materials. Here we provide evidence that variable biofuel demand can enhance the synergistic development of agriculture, renewable biomass feedstocks and biofuels, but implementation faces several challenges. Recommendations are provided for governance options to tackle these challenges. © 2020 The Authors. Biofuels, Bioproducts, and Biorefining published by Society of Chemical Industry and John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

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Revisiting the relation between economic growth and the environment; a global assessment of deforestation, pollution and carbon emission

Cited by 106 publications

References 44 publications

Incidence of COVID-19 and Connections with Air Pollution Exposure: Evidence from the Netherlands

Incidence of COVID-19 and Connections with Air Pollution Exposure: Evidence from the Netherlands

Incidence of COVID-19 and Connections with Air Pollution Exposure: Evidence from the Netherlands

Variable demand as a means to more sustainable biofuels and biobased materials

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