Impact of Municipal Waste Recycling and Renewable Energy Consumption on CO2 Emissions across the European Union (EU) Member Countries

Y Bayar, MD Gavriletea, S Sauer, D Paun - Sustainability, 2021 - mdpi.com
The world population maintains a growing trend and in turn, the amount of municipal waste
is also increasing. Rising municipal waste quantity poses a challenge for human beings and …

Renewable energy and greenhouse gas emissions from the waste sectors of European Union member states: a panel data analysis

HA Domingos, AM De Melo Faria, JA Fuinhas… - … Science and Pollution …, 2017 - Springer
In the last two decades, there has been a rich debate about the environmental degradation
that results from exposure to solid urban waste. Growing public concern with environmental …

CO2ZW: Carbon footprint tool for municipal solid waste management for policy options in Europe. Inventory of Mediterranean countries

ES Itoiz, CM Gasol, R Farreny, J Rieradevall… - Energy Policy, 2013 - Elsevier
In the frame of the European project titled “Zero Waste”(1G-MED08-533), a tool has been
developed called CO2ZW for estimating the GHG emissions for the management of MSW at …

Assessment of the greenhouse effect impact of technologies used for energy recovery from municipal waste: A case for England

A Papageorgiou, JR Barton, A Karagiannidis - Journal of environmental …, 2009 - Elsevier
Waste management activities contribute to global greenhouse gas emissions approximately
by 4%. In particular the disposal of waste in landfills generates methane that has high global …

Uncovering the determinants of bottom-up CO2 emissions among households in Türkiye: Analysis and policy recommendations

E Coruh, A Bilgic, V Cengiz, F Urak - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2024 - Elsevier
Amid escalating global concerns surrounding climate change, the transportation sector has
garnered the attention of stakeholders. Double-hurdle censored models were employed in …

The potential contribution of sustainable waste management to energy use and greenhouse gas emission reduction in the Netherlands

M Corsten, E Worrell, M Rouw, A Van Duin - Resources, Conservation and …, 2013 - Elsevier
Future limitations on the availability of selected resources stress the need for increased
material efficiency. In addition, in a climate-constrained world the impact of resource use on …

Impact of Clean Energy on CO2 Emissions and Economic Growth within the Phases of Renewables Diffusion in Selected European Countries

M Piłatowska, A Geise - Energies, 2021 - mdpi.com
This study explores the impact of clean energy and non-renewable energy consumption on
CO2 emissions and economic growth within two phases (formative and expansion) of …

Empowering sustainable consumer behavior in the EU by consolidating the roles of waste recycling and energy productivity

M Dinu, SR Pătărlăgeanu, R Petrariu, M Constantin… - Sustainability, 2020 - mdpi.com
The growth in population and economic activities has direct implications on the deterioration
of the natural capital, especially when referring to the increase in greenhouse gas …

Does waste energy usage mitigate the CO2 emissions? A time-frequency domain analysis

F Bilgili, S Kuşkaya, F Ünlü, P Gençoğlu - Environmental Science and …, 2020 - Springer
There exist many seminal studies in the literature searching the influences of total
renewable usage (or usage of its some components) on CO 2 emissions. However, to the …

Renewable energy and CO2 emissions in G7 countries: does the level of expenditure on green energy technologies matter?

O Usman - Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2023 - Springer
Promoting green energy is generally considered a crucial way to mitigate energy-related
CO2 emissions. However, the level at which a country's expenditure on green energy …