Transport infrastructure, CO2 emissions, mortality, and life expectancy in the Global South

Emodi, Nnaemeka Vincent; Inekwe, John Nkwoma; Zakari, Abdulrasheed

doi:10.1016/j.tranpol.2022.09.025

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“…This can help increase economic productivity, thus increasing HDI and GDP, and reducing emissions. The results of this study are in line with other studies such as Xu et al (2022), Zhou et al (2022), Emodi et al (2022), Chawla et al (2022), Yin and Jin (2021) and reported a positive relationship between HDI, CO 2 emissions and infrastructure.…”

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Infrastructure development, human development index, and CO2 emissions in China: A quantile regression approach

Liu

Poulová²,

Pražák³

et al. 2023

Front. Environ. Sci.

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This study investigates the relationships between infrastructure development, human development index (HDI), and CO2 emissions in China. Infrastructure has played an essential role in achieving social and economic developmental goals in China, but environmental pollution has significantly increased in the country in the last two decades. Our analysis uses time series data from 1990 to 2021 and quantile regressions, and we find that infrastructure has positive and statistically significant relationships with HDI, CO2 emissions, and GDP in all quantiles. Recent infrastructure upgrades improve living standards and increase HDI but damage the environment, and infrastructure is the main source of CO2 emissions in the country. Therefore, the government should invest in sustainable infrastructure to mitigate CO2 emissions. The government may consider infrastructure options such as low carbon transportation, including railway infrastructure, urban metros, and light rail.

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confidence: 93%

Infrastructure development, human development index, and CO2 emissions in China: A quantile regression approach

Liu

Poulová²,

Pražák³

et al. 2023

Front. Environ. Sci.

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“…Examining the correlation between carbon dioxide emissions and life expectancy in 68 low and middleincome nations, a negative relationship between CO 2 emissions and life expectancy was observed across rising economies [19]. Studying the interplay between CO 2 emissions and health outcomes in the Global South, further improvement in infrastructural facilities and a reduction in CO 2 emissions are suggested to achieve a good health outcome [20]. However, Asian authorities should develop sensible and practical regulations providing enough funding for the healthcare sector [21].…”

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confidence: 99%

“…emissions and health outcomes in the Global South, further improvement in infrastructural facilities and a reduction in CO2 emissions are suggested to achieve a good health outcome [20]. However, Asian authorities should develop sensible and practical regulations providing enough funding for the healthcare sector [21].…”

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Nexus between Life Expectancy, CO2 Emissions, Economic Development, Water, and Agriculture in Aral Sea Basin: Empirical Assessment

Saidmamatov,

Sobirov

et al. 2024

Sustainability

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This study investigates how life expectancy is influenced by CO2 emissions, health spending, GDP, water usage, agricultural output, and renewable and non-renewable energy consumption within the Aral Sea basin, which is an environmentally catastrophic zone in the world. This research utilized data from the years 2002 to 2020 and employed various econometric approaches, including FMOLS, DOLS, and Driscoll–Kraay. The outcomes of the study reveal that health spending, GDP, water productivity, agriculture output, energy consumption, and human capital have a positive impact on life expectancy, but CO2 emissions have a negative impact on life expectancy. The most important policy takeaway from this study is the need to develop and implement comprehensive policies that take into account health spending, GDP, water, agricultural output, energy consumption, and education level in order to ensure life longevity.

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“…Findings indicate that improvements in economic growth reduce mortality rates, while environmental pollution increases mortality both locally and in neighboring regions. Emodi et al (2022) investigate the effect of CO 2 and transport infrastructure on child mortality and life expectancy in the global south. Findings from the GMM show that increased CO 2 emissions reduce life expectancy while increasing child mortality.…”

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Beyond the direct effect of economic growth on child mortality in Sub‐Saharan Africa: does environmental degradation matter?

Fotio,

Gouenet,

Ngo Tedga

2023

Sustainable Development

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Using a sample of 45 Sub‐Saharan African countries over the 2000–2019 period, this paper contributes to the ongoing debate on the health effect of economic growth. Specifically, it investigates the direct effect of economic growth on child mortality as well as the indirect effect through environmental degradation. Findings from panel‐corrected standard errors, feasible generalized least squares, and Driscoll and Kraay standard errors show that economic growth has significantly decreased infant and under‐five mortality rates in Sub‐Saharan Africa. However, results from the mediation analysis reveal that, beyond its direct effect, economic growth has an indirect effect on under‐five mortality through greenhouse gas emissions. Implementing green growth policies should help minimize the indirect negative effect of economic growth on child mortality in Sub‐Saharan African countries.

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Transport infrastructure, CO2 emissions, mortality, and life expectancy in the Global South

Cited by 18 publications

References 106 publications

Infrastructure development, human development index, and CO2 emissions in China: A quantile regression approach

Infrastructure development, human development index, and CO2 emissions in China: A quantile regression approach

Nexus between Life Expectancy, CO2 Emissions, Economic Development, Water, and Agriculture in Aral Sea Basin: Empirical Assessment

Beyond the direct effect of economic growth on child mortality in Sub‐Saharan Africa: does environmental degradation matter?

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