Reassessing the environmental Kuznets curve for CO2 emissions: A robustness exercise

Galeotti, Marzio; Lanza, Alessandro; Pauli, Francesco

doi:10.1016/j.ecolecon.2005.03.031

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“…Others have found emissions turning points within the sample range but at income levels at or above $10,000-out of reach, at least in the near term, of most developing countries (Galeotti & Lanza, 1999;Galeotti, Lanza, & Pauli, 2001;Schamlensee, Stoker, & Judson, 1998;Dijgraaf & Volleberg, 2001). More recent research provides mixed evidence of an EKC for carbon emissions; namely, an EKC relationship was found to exist only for OECD countries, with non-OECD nations showing a positive relationship between carbon emissions and income (Galeotti, Lanza, & Pauli, 2006;Richmond & Kaufmann, 2006). This empirical literature can be critiqued on a number of grounds.…”

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Debt, democratization, and development in Latin America: How policy can affect global warming

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2007

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Debt, democratization, and development in Latin America: How policy can affect global warming

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“…While energy efficiency clearly improves with economic growth, it may be overwhelmed by additional demand for energy. A Kuznets curve for carbon dioxide emissions has not been established (Lindmark 2004;Galeotti, Lanza et al 2006). In fact, the relationship between economic activity and energy use is complex and mixed (Lee and Chang 2007).…”

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Post-2012 climate policy dilemmas: a review of proposals

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This paper assesses a wide range of alternative proposals for post-2012 international climate policy regimes. We believe that these proposals will serve as a basis for debates about how to configure post-2012 climate policy. The paper characterises and assesses the policy proposals along the lines of five key policy dilemmas. We argue that 1) many proposals have ideas on how to reduce emissions, but fewer have a solution on how to stimulate technical innovation; 2) many proposals formulate climate policy in isolation, while there are fewer proposals that try to mainstream climate policies in other policy areas; 3) many proposals advocate market-based solutions, while fewer realise that there are certain drawbacks to this solution especially at the international level; 4) most proposals have a preference for a UN-based regime, while a more fragmented regime, based on regional and sectoral arrangements may be emerging; and 5) most proposals have ideas about mitigation, but not many have creative ideas on how to integrate mitigation with adaptation.

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“…Even though international trade is expected to affect the EKC there is no consensus on the direction and the nature of the impact. Grossman-Kruger (1991) test the role of trade openness on the improvement of environmental quality but do not find any significant relationship between trade and pollution. Suri-Chapman (1998) and Agras-Chapman (1999) show the positive impact of trade in manufactured goods on environmental quality.…”

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The Stability of the Adjusted and Unadjusted Environmental Kuznets Curve

Becchetti

Auci²

2005

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Reassessing the environmental Kuznets curve for CO2 emissions: A robustness exercise

Cited by 512 publications

References 24 publications

Debt, democratization, and development in Latin America: How policy can affect global warming

Debt, democratization, and development in Latin America: How policy can affect global warming

Post-2012 climate policy dilemmas: a review of proposals

The Stability of the Adjusted and Unadjusted Environmental Kuznets Curve

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