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Structural disparities in carbon dioxide consumption and trade in the world economy
Ederer, Stefan; Weingärtner, Stefan - 2014
they externalise pollution to less developed countries. This paper offers a way to quantify climate responsibility by … value chain shifts. Footprint growth in the center is strongly linked to additional pollution and technical development in …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010426553
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Environmental Kuznets Curves for Air Pollution in African and Developed Countries : Exploring Turning Point Incomes and the Role of Democracy
Sulemana, Iddisah - 2016
environmental pollution. Scholars have estimated turning point incomes for various pollutants within and across countries. However … countries. In particular, the relationship between economic growth and air pollution in Africa remains largely unexplored. In … countries. Further, our examination of the effect of democracy on air pollution reveals an insignificant effect for CO2 for both …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012983525
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Is high-speed rail green? : evidence from a quasinatural experiment in China
Nie, Liang; Zhang, ZhongXiang - 2021
Existing studies have investigated the environmental dividends of substituting high-speed rail for other energy-intensive vehicles from an engineering standpoint, but they have yet to explore the economic effects of high-speed rail and the associated carbon emission reduction benefits. To fill...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012654124
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Environmental justice gap in Italy : the role of industrial agglomerations and regional pollution dispersion capacity
Drigo, Alessandra - 2024
the pollution variation among municipalities within the same province, the per capita income level of municipalities …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014556626
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Are exporters more environmentally friendly? : a re-appraisal that uses China's micro-data
Pei, Jiansuo; Sturm, Bodo - 2019
Is a firm's ability to export an important determinant of environmental performance? To answer this question, we construct a unique micro dataset that merged two rich firm-level datasets for China for 2007. When combining this new dataset with well-received empirical specifications, we found...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011999054
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Environmental problems and policies in Kazakhstan : air pollution, waste and water
Nugumanova, Lyazzat; Frey, Miriam; Yemelina, Natalya; … - 2017
We provide a comprehensive overview of the current state of environmental governance concerning air pollution, water …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011657728
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Reducing air pollution through behavioral change of wood-stove users: Evidence from an RCT in Valdivia, Chile
Ruiz-Tagle, J. Cristóbal; Schueftan, Alejandra - 2019
Ambient air pollution is a serious problem in cities in south-central Chile because of massive combustion of wood as … fuel for residential heating. To reduce air pollution emissions, Chile's environmental authority has implemented a large … provide users with feedback on their wood stoves' air pollution emissions. The intervention consists of a metallic sign that …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012141960
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Affluence and emission trade-offs : evidence from Indonesian household carbon footprint
Irfany, M. Iqbal - 2014
The objectives of this study are to analyze the household carbon footprint pattern in Indonesia and to analyze the determinants of the growing carbon footprint in this emerging economy. To measure the household emissions, we combine national input-output, emission database to generate sectoral...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010374137
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Affluence and emission trade-offs : evidence from Indonesian household carbon footprint
Irfany, M. Iqbal - 2014
The objectives of this study are to analyze the household carbon footprint pattern in Indonesia and to analyze the determinants of the growing carbon footprint in this emerging economy. To measure the household emissions, we combine national input-output, emission database to generate sectoral...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010382158
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An empirical study of the relationships between CO2 emissions, economic growth and openness
Choi, Eunho; Heshmati, Almes; Cho, Yongsung - 2010
This paper investigates the existence of the environmental Kuznets curve (EKC) for carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions and its causal relationships with economic growth and openness by using time series data (1971-2006) from China (an emerging market), Korea (a newly industrialized country), and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009300135