2024
DOI: 10.1021/acs.energyfuels.4c01587
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A Longitudinal Study on the History of Energy Transition and Its Implications on Global Decarbonization

Hon Chung Lau,
Steve C. Tsai

Abstract: A longitudinal study on per capita CO 2 emissions of 164 economies over four decades shows that there is an inverted U-shape relationship between per capita CO 2 emissions and per capita gross domestic product (GDP), as proposed by the environmental Kuznets curve. In general, an economy goes through three stages of energy transition based on its per capita GDP. When an economy's per capita GDP is less than $7000, change in per capita CO 2 emission exceeds or tracks the change in per capita GDP. When an economy… Show more

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