Income effect or policy result: a test of the environmental Kuznets Curve

Chen, Chung Chiang; Chen, Yi Tui

doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2006.07.027

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“…Chen and Chen [29] compared the EKC testing results of different areas when considering whether to implement new policies or not. Liu et al [30] tested the EKC hypothesis using production-induced pollutant indices and consumption-induced pollution indices in Shenzhen, China.…”

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EKC analysis for studying economic growth and environmental quality: a case study in China

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Zeng

Tam

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Journal of Cleaner Production

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EKC analysis for studying economic growth and environmental quality: a case study in China

Diao

Zeng

Tam

et al. 2009

Journal of Cleaner Production

272

120

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“…The cooperative approach shows that, at an early stage of a country's economic growth, a high level of environmental degradation is observed [6], while, after a critical point of economic growth, a gradual decline in environmental degradation is reported. This relationship has been mainly examined through the Environmental Kuznets Curve, which is outlined as a inverted U-shaped function of various environmental indicators and Gross Domestic Product per capita (GDPc) [7,8].…”

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Open Economy, Institutional Quality, and Environmental Performance: A Macroeconomic Approach

2016

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Abstract:As the subject of how economic development affects the quality of the natural environment has gained great momentum, this paper focuses on examining the extent to which the openness of a market economy and the quality of the institution affect environmental performance. The majority of the current studies focus on the Environmental Kuznets Curve and the level of economic growth. This paper addresses this question by relating environmental ("Environmental Performance Index") to macroeconomic (Gross Domestic Product per capita, "Open Markets Index") and governance indicators ("Worldwide Governance Indicators"). The sample consists of 75 countries, including all G20 and EU members, comprising "more than 90% of global trade and investment". Findings show that the Environmental Performance Index is positively correlated to each of the (institutional) indicators, so as to confirm that the selected indices are consistent with previous studies, suggesting that environmental performance increases in line with economic development and that good governance increases a country's levels of environmental protection. By applying factor analysis, an empirical model of the Environmental Performance Index is estimated, suggesting that there is a significant positive correlation between a country's economic growth, the openness of an economy, high levels of effective governance, and its environmental performance.

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“…Its production increased from 1,480 GWH in 2000 to 3,091.9 GWH in 2011, and its installed capacity reached 624.4 MW by end of 2011 with share of 18.5 %. Due to the awareness of environmental consciousness, municipal solid waste (MSW) generation has decreased, and its consequence leads to a continual reduction in the expansion of MSW incineration facilities (Chen and Chen 2008;Chen 2010). Thus, the installed capacity of WTE plants has remained constant since 2007.…”

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An examination on the feed-in tariff policy for renewable electricity: Taiwan’s case example

Chen

2013

Int. J. Environ. Sci. Technol.

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Taiwan's feed-in tariff (FIT) policy, revised in 2009, sets a goal to increase the installation capacity 6,500-10,000 MW (megawatts) of renewable power systems in 20 years. The purpose of this paper is to examine whether the goal can be achieved or not. This paper presents an overview of FIT policies implemented in some leading countries and their performance of renewable electricity installed capacity and generation. This paper presents two outlook scenarios for Taiwan's renewable power installation capacity by using Germany as a benchmark after a detailed analysis and discussion on Taiwan's historical evolution of renewable energies. The Moderate Scenario projects that total cumulative capacity of renewable power systems increases from 5,813.8 MW in 2010 to 7,245.99 MW in 2030, while the Optimistic Scenario estimates the total renewable power capacity will be 11,977.14 MW in 2030. The total increase in the new installation capacity attain to 1,432.19 and 6,163.64 MW for the two scenarios, respectively.

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Income effect or policy result: a test of the environmental Kuznets Curve

Cited by 22 publications

References 24 publications

EKC analysis for studying economic growth and environmental quality: a case study in China

EKC analysis for studying economic growth and environmental quality: a case study in China

Open Economy, Institutional Quality, and Environmental Performance: A Macroeconomic Approach

An examination on the feed-in tariff policy for renewable electricity: Taiwan’s case example

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