On the causal dynamics between emissions, nuclear energy, renewable energy, and economic growth

Apergis, Nicholas; Payne, James E.; Menyah, Kojo; Wolde‐Rufael, Yemane

doi:10.1016/j.ecolecon.2010.06.014

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“…Therefore, increasing output increases CO 2 emissions in the long-run because economic growth still needs intensively fossil energy for producing goods and services. This result is similar to that of Apergis et al (2010). We show that increasing renewable energy consumption increases CO 2 emissions in the long-run for this panel of countries.…”

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The role of renewable energy and agriculture in reducing CO 2 emissions: Evidence for North Africa countries

Jebli

Youssef

2017

Ecological Indicators

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this paper uses panel cointegration techniques and Granger causality tests toinvestigate the dynamic causal links between per capita renewable energy consumption, agricultural value added (AVA), carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) emissions, and real gross domestic product (GDP) for a panel of five North Africa countries spanning the period 1980-2011. In the short-run, the Granger causality tests show the existence of a bidirectional causality between CO 2 emissions and agriculture, a unidirectional causality running from agriculture to GDP, a unidirectional causality running from GDP to renewable energy consumption, and a unidirectional causality running from renewable energy consumption to agriculture. In the long-run, there is bidirectional causality between agriculture and CO 2 emissions, a unidirectional causality running from renewable energy to both agriculture and emissions, and a unidirectional causality running from output to both agriculture and emissions. Long-run parameter estimates show that an increase in GDP and in renewable energy consumption increase CO 2 emissions, whereas an increase in agricultural value added reduces CO 2 emissions. As policy recommendation, North African authorities should encourage renewable energy consumption, and especially clean renewable energy such as solar or wind, as this improves agricultural production and help to combat global warming.

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Section: Long-run Estimatessupporting

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The role of renewable energy and agriculture in reducing CO 2 emissions: Evidence for North Africa countries

Jebli

Youssef

2017

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“…Soytas and Sari (2003) did not locate a causal relationship between the variables-energy conservation can, in their analysis, help reduce CO 2 emissions without affecting a country's economic growth. Apergis et al (2010) found that in the short-run renewable energy consumption does not contribute to reductions in emissions. In addition, Hossain (2011) found that there was no evidence of long-run causal relationship from economic growth to CO 2 emissions and from economic growth to energy consumption for the panel of newly industrialized countries from 1971 to 2007.…”

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The relationship between economic growth, energy consumption, and CO2 emissions: Empirical evidence from China

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“…Their results show a significant relationship between electricity consumption, economic growth, and technological innovation, which is in line with the applicability of endogenous growth theory to the energy sector. Fei et al economic growth and energy pollution (Akbostanci et al, 2009;Jalil and Mahmud, 2009;Narayan and Narayan, 2010;Jaunky 2011), while others focus on the relationship between economic growth, energy use, and environmental degradation (Soytas et al, 2007;Ang 2007Ang , 2008; Apergis and Payne, 2009;Sadorsky, 2009;Apergis et al, 2010;Hatzigeorgiou et al, 2011;Hamit-Haggar, 2012;Ozcan, 2013). Numerous studies also indicate that energy use is the main contributor to carbon emissions (Shahbaz et al, 2013a, b, c, d;Al-Mulali et al, 2015;Dogan and Turkekul, 2016).…”

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“…Ben Jebli et al (2013) Moreover, Soytas et al (2007) found that in the long-run, economic growth positively affects energy consumption and carbon emissions. Apergis et al (2010) examine the causal relationships between CO2 emissions, renewable energy, and nuclear energy and economic growth for a group of 19 developed and non-developed countries during the 1984-2007 period. They conclude that there is a long-run and positive relationship between renewable energy consumption and CO2 emissions.…”

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How economic growth, renewable electricity and natural resources contribute to CO2 emissions?

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This study explores the relationship between economic growth and CO2 emissions in the so-called European Union 5 (EU-5) countries (Germany, France, Italy, Spain, and the United Kingdom) for the 1985-2016 period. In doing so, we employ a carbon emission function to investigate the environmental Kuznets curve phenomenon, which describes a relationship between economic growth and environmental degradation. The empirical results confirm the existence of an N-shaped relationship between economic growth and CO2 emissions in the EU-5 countries. We incorporate additional variables such as renewable electricity consumption, trade openness, natural resource abundance, and energy innovation to augment the carbon emission function. Renewable electricity consumption, natural resources, and energy innovation improve environmental quality, while trade openness and the interaction between economic growth and renewable electricity consumption exert a positive impact on CO2 emissions. This study is novel in that it presents an interaction between economic growth and renewable electricity consumption. We also confirm the need for renewable energy regulations related to increasing renewable sources and promoting energy innovation to reduce the negative effects of energy and fossil energy resources on environmental degradation.

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On the causal dynamics between emissions, nuclear energy, renewable energy, and economic growth

Cited by 838 publications

References 39 publications

The role of renewable energy and agriculture in reducing CO 2 emissions: Evidence for North Africa countries

The role of renewable energy and agriculture in reducing CO 2 emissions: Evidence for North Africa countries

The relationship between economic growth, energy consumption, and CO2 emissions: Empirical evidence from China

How economic growth, renewable electricity and natural resources contribute to CO2 emissions?

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