Environmental Kuznets Curve for Carbon Intensity: a Global Survey
2011 (English)Independent thesis Basic level (degree of Bachelor), 10 credits / 15 HE credits
Student thesis
Abstract [en]
The Environmental Kuznets Curve is an inverted U-shaped relationship which demonstrates how environmental degradation increases as countries begin to develop and lowers as they become wealthier. The classical EKC measures the effects of GDP per capita (a country’s wealth) on pollu-tion.
This paper is a study of the connection of a number of factors- GDP per capita, fossil fuels, al-ternative and nuclear energy, rural population and life expectancy at birth to the Environmental Kuznets Curve. Two econometric approaches are applied in order to test whether the variables have a more pronounced linear or quadratic form. Four income groups of countries are investigated in order to check if the state of development plays a crucial role in environmental deterioration.
The results of the study point out that EKC does not apply for the chosen variables. From the regression for GDP, however, it can be concluded that EKC forms in 1990s.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
2011. , p. 46
Keywords [en]
EKC; Environmental Kuznets curve; Carbon Emission Intensity;GDP per capita; fossil fuels; alternative and nuclear energy; rural population; life expectancy at birth
National Category
Economics
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:hj:diva-15656OAI: oai:DiVA.org:hj-15656DiVA, id: diva2:429751
Subject / course
IHH, Economics
Presentation
2011-06-22, B5002, Gjuterigatan 5, Jönköping, 15:30 (English)
Uppsok
Social and Behavioural Science, Law
Supervisors
Examiners
2011-07-072011-07-052011-07-07Bibliographically approved