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 …
This study analyses the relationship between economic growth and environmental pollution. Specifically, it investigates the presence of an environmental Kuznets curve (EKC) in 17 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
A complex interplay of socio-ecological drivers of change exists at the different spatiotemporal scales affecting environmental degradation. This is a key issue worldwide …