Testing the environmental Kuznets Curve hypothesis for E-waste in the EU28+2 countries

Boubellouta, Bilal; Kusch-Brandt, Sigrid

doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2020.123371

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“…Using e-waste as an example, [ 26 ] tested the validity of the EKC in the EU28+2 during the 2000–2016 period using the generalized-method-of moments (GMM) estimator, the two stages least squares (2SLS) estimator, and the cross-section method. They support the validity of the EKC for e-waste management arguing that the relationship is robust and not sensitive to the choice of control variables nor estimation methods.…”

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“…Income and social progress have been high in the European area [ 26 ], at least until the recent pandemic. The relatively high number of countries composing the EU 27 group, the environmental challenges, regulations imposition, the Sustainability Development Goals, and economic progress and environmental consequences imposed by this progress, justify further studies in this region.…”

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Analysis of the New Kuznets Relationship: Considering Emissions of Carbon, Methanol, and Nitrous Oxide Greenhouse Gases—Evidence from EU Countries

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Moutinho

2021

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Decreased greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) are urgently needed in view of global health threat represented by climate change. The goal of this paper is to test the validity of the Environmental Kuznets Curve (EKC) hypothesis, considering less common measures of environmental burden. For that, four different estimations are done, one considering total GHG emissions, and three more taking into account, individually, the three main GHG gases—carbon dioxide (CO2), nitrous oxide (N2O), and methane gas (CH4)—considering the oldest and most recent economies adhering to the EU27 (the EU 15 (Old Europe) and the EU 12 (New Europe)) separately. Using panel dynamic fixed effects (DFE), dynamic ordinary least squares (DOLS), and fully modified ordinary least squares (FMOLS) techniques, we validate the existence of a U-shaped relationship for all emission proxies considered, and groups of countries in the short-run. Some evidence of this effect also exists in the long-run. However, we were only able to validate the EKC hypothesis for the short-run in EU 12 under DOLS and the short and long-run using FMOLS. Confirmed is the fact that results are sensitive to models and measures adopted. Externalization of problems globally takes a longer period for national policies to correct, turning global measures harder and local environmental proxies more suitable to deeply explore the EKC hypothesis.

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Analysis of the New Kuznets Relationship: Considering Emissions of Carbon, Methanol, and Nitrous Oxide Greenhouse Gases—Evidence from EU Countries

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Moutinho

2021

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“…The literature has recently revealed wide attention in the association linking dis(aggregate) energy use, economic growth (hereafter EG), and pollution. The existing literature can be separated into three areas of study (see Section 2): the first strand includes the existing energy literature, which handles a large range of studies of varied findings lying on the connection among the use of green energy and EG (e.g., [21][22][23][24][25][26], among others); the second strand combines a branch of research that treats the renewable energy consumption-environment nexus (e.g., [15,16,[27][28][29][30], among others); the third strand includes the existing literature, which presents practical proof on the association linking CO 2 emissions and EG, indicating the famous theory of Environmental Curve of Kuznets, e.g., [31][32][33][34][35][36]. As the connection between the environment and income continues to be indecisive within the environmental Kuznets curve (EKC), further research may offer the debate valuable information in previously uninvestigated regions and countries.…”

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Green Energy, Economic Growth and Environmental Quality Nexus in Saudi Arabia

2021

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This article extends the previous studies on environmental economics literature by examining a possible relationship between economic growth, green energy, and environmental quality. Specifically, this article investigated the three-way linkage between economic growth, renewable energy, and environmental quality in the case of Saudi Arabia using the simultaneous equation modeling approach over the period of 1990–2016. The following are the main findings obtained: (i) a unidirectional causal impact of economic growth on renewable energy consumption was found, confirming the conservation hypothesis; (ii) bidirectional relationships between economic growth and CO2 emissions and between CO2 emissions and renewable energy consumption were also found; (iii) the failure of renewable energy in Saudi Arabia to close the gap between growing the economy and protecting the environment in Saudi Arabia; (iv) the environmental Kuznets curve (EKC) hypothesis was supported. Policy implications are also discussed.

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“…Waste management has been addressed by different nations and provincial governments through various policy and economic instruments ( Boubellouta and Kusch-Brandt, 2020 ). The success and failure of such policy tools depend on the variety of factors, ranging from socio-cultural aspects and implementation strategies ( Leclerc and Badami, 2020 ).…”

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Reforming MSWM in Sukunan (Yogjakarta, Indonesia): A case-study of applying a zero-waste approach based on circular economy paradigm

Kurniawan

Avtar

Singh

et al. 2021

Journal of Cleaner Production

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Over the past years, Indonesia, the world’s fourth most populous country, has confronted environmental problems due to uncontrolled generation of municipal solid waste (MSW). While the integrated solid waste management (ISWM) represents a critical strategy for Indonesia to control its production, it is also recognized that economic approaches also need to be promoted to address the waste problem concertedly. In this case study, empirical approaches are developed to understand how a volume-based waste fee could be incorporated into MSW collection services and how to apply a zero-waste approach in Indonesia by adapting resource recovery initiatives, adapted from Germany’s mature experiences in integrating the CE paradigm into the latter’s MSWM practices. Currently, Sukunan village (Yogyakarta, Indonesia) promotes waste reduction at sources in the framework of community-based solid waste management (CBSWM) by mobilizing the local community for waste separation (organic and non-organic) and waste recycling. As a result, about 0.2 million Mt of CO 2-eq emissions was avoided annually from local landfills. The economic benefits of recycling activities by the village’s community also resulted in 30% reduction of the waste generated. This CBSWM scheme not only saves the government budget on waste collection, transport and disposal, but also extends the lifetime of local landfills as the final disposal sites. By integrating the CE paradigm into its MSWM practices through the implementation of economic instruments and adherence to the rule of law in the same way as Germany does, Indonesia could make positive changes to its environmental policy and regulation of MSW. A sound MSWM in Indonesia could play important roles in promoting the effectiveness of urban development with resource recovery approaches to facilitate its transition towards a CE nationwide in the long-term.

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Testing the environmental Kuznets Curve hypothesis for E-waste in the EU28+2 countries

Cited by 82 publications

References 65 publications

Analysis of the New Kuznets Relationship: Considering Emissions of Carbon, Methanol, and Nitrous Oxide Greenhouse Gases—Evidence from EU Countries

Analysis of the New Kuznets Relationship: Considering Emissions of Carbon, Methanol, and Nitrous Oxide Greenhouse Gases—Evidence from EU Countries

Green Energy, Economic Growth and Environmental Quality Nexus in Saudi Arabia

Reforming MSWM in Sukunan (Yogjakarta, Indonesia): A case-study of applying a zero-waste approach based on circular economy paradigm

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