Do Carbon Emissions and Economic Growth Decouple in China? An Empirical Analysis Based on Provincial Panel Data

Hao, Yu; Huang, Zirui; Wu, Haitao

doi:10.3390/en12122411

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“…However, to capture a broader picture there is a need to extend these types of models to other high CO 2 emitting countries because excessive CO 2 generation and its ensuing negative effects on human, animal, and plant wellbeing is a grave danger to the planet, let alone sustainable development [5].…”

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Does the Level of Absorptive Capacity Matter for Carbon Intensity? Evidence from the USA and China

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Interest in the rapid growth of CO2 emissions, together with the economic performance of various countries continues to attract researchers and practitioners’ interest. Alongside, concerns regarding global warming and its effects on human and animal health, and thus sustainable development, escalate. The present study employs the nonlinear autoregressive distributed lag to identify short- and long-run dynamics and the asymmetric nexus between absorptive capacity, and CO2 emissions intensity from 1970 to 2018 in the case of the USA and China. In the short-run, an increase in technology transfer based on human resources increases CO2 emissions in China. Contrarily, the decrease in technology transfer based on infrastructure has an emissions-decreasing effect in China. In the long-run, the effects of an increase in absorptive capacity based on innovation and infrastructure developments provide positive and significant impetus to mitigate the carbon intensity in China and the USA. The results are robust using GHG intensity. Thus, policymakers and researchers have to consider the pivotal role of absorptive capacity in facilitating sustainable development.

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“…There is a comprehensive consensus among researchers that the problems of climate change and environmental problems have been caused by human activities [4]. Currently, global warming and its fallout are among severe threats to sustainable development and life itself [5].…”

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Does the Level of Absorptive Capacity Matter for Carbon Intensity? Evidence from the USA and China

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“…Bidirectional causality is found between GW and EMS. Hao et al (2019) examined the relationship between EMS and GW in China for the period of 2007 to 2016. Hao et al found that an EKC relationship exists between EMS and GW.…”

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The Effect of External Debt on Emissions: Evidence From China

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In this study, the effect of external debt (EXD -current US$) on carbon dioxide emissions (CO 2 -metric tons per capita) is examined by taking the environmental Kuznets curve (EKC) hypothesis as a basis for China. The relationships between CO 2 , gross domestic product per capita (GDP -constant 2010 US$), square of GDP (GD), energy consumption (EM -kg of oil equivalent per capita) and EXD is examined. The autoregressive distributed lag (ARDL) model and nonlinear ARDL model are used to examine symmetric and asymmetric relationships between the variables respectively for the period of 1978-2014 by including a structural break. China has had a growing EXD to support economic growth especially after the 2008 financial crisis. The results show that EXD and EM significantly and positively affect emissions (EMS). The asymmetric relationship between growth (GW) and EMS is confirmed. The EKC hypothesis is not confirmed for China. The results of the study are in line with the current economic structure of the Chinese economy. The Chinese economy is still over reliant on construction, heavy industries and real estate. Although China's current EXD is 13% of GDP, EXD is growing because private companies and local governments continue to invest heavily in construction and real estate, and have increased borrowing from abroad to cover operational costs since the central government's deleveraging policies have made borrowing from domestic markets more difficult.

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“…In recent years there has been a downward trend in energy consumption in European countries, associated with the growing consumption of renewable energy to counteract pollution [1]. According to the European Environment Agency, overall consumption was reduced by more than 10% in the period 2005-2015, mainly as a result of two factors: An increase in energy efficiency, and the implementation of energy policies in countries.…”

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Economic and Spatial Determinants of Energy Consumption in the European Union

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In recent decades, various policies have been implemented to reduce energy consumption, as well as a considerable increase in research that analyzes the determinants of energy consumption, both with a standard feature, mitigating environmental degradation. However, few studies investigate the economic and spatial determinants of energy consumption in the European Union (EU). Therefore, to cover the knowledge gap, based on the review of the existing literature, this document is designed to analyze the determinants and energy policy in energy consumption in the EU. For this reason, the objective of this research is to analyze the effect of human capital, the price of oil, and Kyoto Protocol policy on energy consumption. In addition, the effect of contiguity and spatial concentration on energy consumption is studied for 34 European countries, of which 26 belong to the EU, for the period 2000–2016. For this, data collected from the World Bank (2017) and the World Energy Statistical Review (2017) were used. The work methodology is based on the application of econometric techniques for panel data, and spatial econometrics, based on the application of a Spatial Durbin Model (SDM), through which the existence of “spillovers” was determined in the implementation of the energy policy. The results of the estimates show a negative effect of the price of oil and human capital concerning energy consumption, and the variable "Policy" reflects a reduction in the energy consumption of the EU countries in the period analyzed. Additionally, the space panel confirms that the behavior of a country's energy consumption depends on its past values and the level of consumption presented by its neighbors, corroborating the importance of territorial contiguity in the success of environmental policy in the case of the European Union.

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Do Carbon Emissions and Economic Growth Decouple in China? An Empirical Analysis Based on Provincial Panel Data

Cited by 56 publications

References 31 publications

Does the Level of Absorptive Capacity Matter for Carbon Intensity? Evidence from the USA and China

Does the Level of Absorptive Capacity Matter for Carbon Intensity? Evidence from the USA and China

The Effect of External Debt on Emissions: Evidence From China

Economic and Spatial Determinants of Energy Consumption in the European Union

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