The income–environment relationship: Evidence from a binary response model

Verbeke, Tom; Clercq, Marc De

doi:10.1016/j.ecolecon.2005.11.011

Cited by 26 publications

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“…The strategy has the further advantage of avoiding the modelling of time‐series dynamics. The approach shares similarities with that of Verbeke and De Clercq (2006), whose primary specification uses a dependent variable equal to 1 for 5‐year periods in which income growth and reductions in sulphur emissions are simultaneously achieved, and 0 otherwise. The approach here focuses on the long‐run relationship between emissions and the explanatory variables rather than the reduced‐form relationship between income and emissions over 5‐year periods.…”

Section: Estimation Approach and Datamentioning

confidence: 99%

Climbing the electricity ladder generates carbon Kuznets curve downturns*

Burke

2011

Aus J Agri & Res Econ

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This paper examines why some countries have experienced environmental Kuznets curve (EKC)-type reductions in carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) emissions, while others have not. The hypothesis that climbing to the upper rungs of the electricity ladder (nuclear power and modern renewables) has been the primary mechanism via which countries have achieved substantial reductions in per capita CO 2 emissions is tested using a binomial dependent variable modelling approach for a sample of 105 countries. The findings suggest that electricity mix transitions caused by long-run growth in per capita incomes are indeed the primary determinant of carbon Kuznets curve downturns. The paper explores additional mechanisms via which carbon Kuznets curves may have been generated, but the results indicate that these are of lesser overall importance than the electricity mix effect. The evidence also suggests that countries with larger fossil fuel endowments are less likely to experience carbon Kuznets curve downturns, an additional curse of natural resources.

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Section: Estimation Approach and Datamentioning

confidence: 99%

Climbing the electricity ladder generates carbon Kuznets curve downturns*

Burke

2011

Aus J Agri & Res Econ

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“…Roberts and Grimes (1997) found there is an inverted U-shaped relationship between CO 2 emission intensity and economic growth [4]. Dinda (2005) and Verbeke (2006) examined the homogeneity of the EKC hypothesis [5,6]. Meanwhile, studies (M, Wagner, 2008) on the EKC heterogeneity of different regions and different pollutants were conducted [7].…”

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GHG Emissions, Economic Growth and Urbanization: A Spatial Approach

Hong

Tang

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Sustainability

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Abstract:To gain a greater understanding of the spatial spillover effect of greenhouse gas emissions and their influencing factors, this paper provides a spatial analysis of four gas pollutants (CO 2 emissions, SO 2 emissions, NO x emissions, and dust emissions). Focusing on China, the paper also explores whether the four gas pollutants are influenced by the emissions of neighboring regions and other possible sources. The paper uses a global spatial autocorrelation analysis, local spatial association analysis and spatial lag model for empirical work. The results suggest that CO 2 , SO 2 , and NO x emissions show significant positive results for both the spatial correlation and space cluster effect in provincial space distribution.CO 2 and NO x emissions have a significant positive spillover effect, while the SO 2 emissions' spatial spillover effect is positive but not significant. Economic growth and urbanization are the key determinants of CO 2 , dust, and NO x emissions, while energy efficiency and industrialization do not appear to play a role. This raises questions about the method of examining the spatial relationship between gas pollution, economic growth and urbanization in the future.

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“…Different scholars hold different opinions about the environmental Kuznets curve hypothesis; some support the inverted U-shaped curve, while other studies show that it is U-shaped, N-shaped, monotonously rising and monotonously decreasing. Verbeke and Managi used empirical analysis to test the environmental Kuznets curve, and results showed that the EKC changing trajectory exists in most countries (Verbeke, 2006;Managi, 2006) …”

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confidence: 99%