The Environmental Kuznets Curve (EKC) theory—Part A: Concept, causes and the CO2 emissions case

D Kaika, E Zervas - Energy policy, 2013 - Elsevier
The main purpose of this study is to capture the main features of the Environmental Kuznets
Curve (EKC)-concept. According to the EKC-theory, the process of economic growth is …

Testing the Environmental Kuznets Curve hypothesis: A comparative empirical study for low, lower middle, upper middle and high income countries

M Azam, AQ Khan - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2016 - Elsevier
The basic objective of this study is to empirically estimate the Environmental Kuznets Curve
(EKC) hypothesis for four countries from low income, lower middle income, upper middle …

Do countries influence neighbouring pollution? A spatial analysis of the EKC for CO2 emissions

R Balado-Naves, JF Baños-Pino, M Mayor - Energy Policy, 2018 - Elsevier
By considering spatial relationships, this study aims to analyse to what extent per capita CO
2 emissions are determined by renewable energy consumption, the share of the services …

Carbon emissions and economic growth: production-based versus consumption-based evidence on decoupling

GUR Mir, S Storm - Institute for new Economic Thinking working …, 2016 - papers.ssrn.com
Abstract We assess the Carbon-Kuznets-Curve hypothesis using internationally consistent
and comparable production-based versus consumption-based CO2 emissions data for 40 …

[PDF][PDF] CO2 Kuznets curve revisited: from cross-sections to panel data models

M Atwi, R Barberán, J Mur, A Angulo - … Regionales-Journal of Regional …, 2018 - redalyc.org
The Environmental Kuznets Curve (EKC) predicts that environmental degradation intensifies
when per capita income increases and subsequently subsides after a certain income level is …

Empirical testing of the environmental Kuznets curve: evidence from 182 countries of the world

M Azam, ZU Rehman, H Khan, I Haouas - Environment, Development and …, 2024 - Springer
Sustainability is to attain a better quality of life for a long period of time. Accomplishment of
sustainable environment is a major challenge for all economies of the world. The …

[PDF][PDF] Searching for an Environmental Kuznets Curve (EKC)-pattern for CO2 emissions

D Kaika, E Zervas - Recent Researches in Energy, Environment …, 2011 - researchgate.net
The Environmental Kuznets Curve (EKC) hypothesis has been tested for various types of
environmental degradation in the relative literature. This paper focuses on the studies …

Economic dualism and air quality in Italy: testing the Environmental Kuznets Curve hypothesis

E Sica - International journal of environmental studies, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
The present work tests the Environmental Kuznets Curve hypothesis (EKC) in Italy for three
air pollutants, namely CO2, NOx and SOx, using an emissions data-set disaggregated at the …

Environmental Kuznets Curve and Sustainable Development in OECD Countries: A Panel Data Analysis

F Alam - European Journal of Development Studies, 2024 - ej-develop.org
The study investigated the hypothesis of the Environmental Kuznets' Curve (EKC) in the
selected 24 OECD countries using annual panel data from 1971 to 1916. The cointegration …

Trade-off between CO2 emissions and income: is there any evidence of an Environmental Kuznets Curve in Australia?

M Shahiduzzaman, K Alam - Applied Economics …, 2017 - elibrary.duncker-humblot.com
This paper examines the trade-off between per-capita CO 2 emissions and per-capita GDP
in Australia using data for the last five decades. It has estimated the national CO 2 emissions …