Environmental degradation in France: the effects of FDI, financial development, and energy innovations

M Shahbaz, MA Nasir, D Roubaud - Energy economics, 2018 - Elsevier
This paper explores the determinants of carbon emissions in France by accounting for the
significant role played by foreign direct investment (FDI), financial development, economic …

How economic growth, renewable electricity and natural resources contribute to CO2 emissions?

D Balsalobre-Lorente, M Shahbaz, D Roubaud… - Energy policy, 2018 - Elsevier
This study explores the relationship between economic growth and CO 2 emissions in the so-
called European Union 5 (EU-5) countries (Germany, France, Italy, Spain, and the United …

Energy innovation and renewable energy consumption in the correction of air pollution levels

A Alvarez-Herranz, D Balsalobre-Lorente, M Shahbaz… - Energy policy, 2017 - Elsevier
This study analyses the relationship between economic growth and environmental pollution.
Specifically, it investigates the presence of an environmental Kuznets curve (EKC) in 17 …

The rise and fall of the environmental Kuznets curve

DI Stern - World development, 2004 - Elsevier
This paper presents a critical history of the environmental Kuznets curve (EKC). The EKC
proposes that indicators of environmental degradation first rise, and then fall with increasing …

Greenhouse gas emissions in Norway: do carbon taxes work?

A Bruvoll, BM Larsen - Environmental taxation in practice, 2017 - taylorfrancis.com
During the last decade, Norway has carried out an ambitious climate policy. The main policy
tool is a relatively high carbon tax, which was implemented already in 1991. Data for the …

Taking the “U” out of Kuznets: A comprehensive analysis of the EKC and environmental degradation

JL Caviglia-Harris, D Chambers, JR Kahn - Ecological Economics, 2009 - Elsevier
Unlike most Environmental Kuznets Curve (EKC) studies which focus on narrow measures
of pollution as proxies for environmental quality, we test the validity of the EKC using the …

Do increases in energy efficiency improve environmental quality and sustainability?

N Hanley, PG McGregor, JK Swales, K Turner - Ecological Economics, 2009 - Elsevier
Governments world-wide increasingly see energy efficiency as an important aspect of
sustainability. However, there is a debate in the literature as to whether the impact of …

Are there income effects on global willingness to pay for biodiversity conservation?

JB Jacobsen, N Hanley - Environmental and Resource Economics, 2009 - Springer
This paper is concerned with the empirical relationship between biodiversity conservation
values and income. We use random effects panel models to examine the effects of income …

Energy efficiency, rebound effects and the environmental Kuznets Curve

K Turner, N Hanley - Energy economics, 2011 - Elsevier
Technological change is one factor used to justify the existence of an Environmental
Kuznets Curve, and technological improvements have been argued to be a key factor in …

Revisiting the environmental Kuznets curve: the spatial interaction between economy and territory

EM Mosconi, A Colantoni, F Gambella, E Cudlinová… - Economies, 2020 - mdpi.com
A complex interplay of socio-ecological drivers of change exists at the different
spatiotemporal scales affecting environmental degradation. This is a key issue worldwide …