European Union (EU), recorded during the last period. With a focus on 12 EU countries, we
apply a panel data analysis over the period 1990 to 2017 and we investigate the impact of
renewable energy share in energy production, and the role of EU environmental regulations,
in explaining the level of CO 2 emissions. Our static and dynamic panel data analysis points
to a negative impact of an increased renewable energy share on CO 2 emissions, while …
This paper analyses the factors explaining the slight decrease of CO2 emissions in the
European Union (EU), recorded during the last period. With a focus on 12 EU countries, we
apply a panel data analysis over the period 1990 to 2017 and we investigate the impact of
renewable energy share in energy production, and the role of EU environmental regulations,
in explaining the level of CO2 emissions. Our static and dynamic panel data analysis points
to a negative impact of an increased renewable energy share on CO2 emissions, while …