Essays about: "Environmental Kuznets Curve"
Showing result 36 - 40 of 70 essays containing the words Environmental Kuznets Curve.
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36. The decoupling process of CO2 emissions and economic growth : A comparative study between the European Union and middle income countries in South and East Asia
University essay from Jönköping University/Internationella HandelshögskolanAbstract : This paper compares and analyzes the decoupling processes of carbon emissions to economic growth in the European Union and South and East Asian middle income countries. This is done through econometric methods, testing for a relationship between CO2 and GDP. READ MORE
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37. The environmental Kuznets curve : Investigating the relationship between renewable energy and economic growth
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Naturresurser och hållbar utvecklingAbstract : The environmental Kuznets curve (EKC) hypothesis describes the relationship between economic growth and environmental degradation through an inverted U-shape where environmental degradation first increases with economic growth, to later stagnate and decline as economic growth reaches specific threshold limits. The aim of this study is to investigate the EKC hypothesis when environmental degradation is measured through a country’s renewable energy implementation. READ MORE
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38. The effect of trade openness on CO2 emissions
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för nationalekonomi med statistikAbstract : During the last decades, both trade and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions have increased greatly. The plausible correlation between them is, therefore, an important question. The purpose of this thesis was to analyse the effect of trade openness on CO2 emissions. Using a panel data regression, 161 countries were compared over a ten year period. READ MORE
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39. Paris and the voluntary reduction of emissions - A study on Grandfathering and the Environmental Kuznets Curve
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för nationalekonomi med statistikAbstract : After the global climate meeting in Paris 2015, which resulted in the Paris Agreement, a common goal was set to keep the global temperature from rising over 2 ºC and preferably under 1.5 ºC. READ MORE
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40. "No country would find 173 billion barrels of oil in the ground and just leave them there" : Examining the hegemony of fossil fuels in the Trudeau government's discourse on the Trans Mountain Pipeline expansion project
University essay from Lunds universitet/HumanekologiAbstract : As the world’s fifth largest oil producer, and holder of the third largest proven oil reserves, Canada is poised to significantly impact future global carbon emissions. The present government, under the leadership of Liberal Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, is seeking to simultaneously position itself as a global climate leader while supporting the exploitation of Canada’s extensive bitumen oil reserves. READ MORE
