Economic Growth, Renewable Energy and Methane Emissions: Is there an Enviromental Kuznets Curve in Austria?

Mayra Benavides, Kevin Ovalle, Carolina Torres and Tatiana Vinces
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Mayra Benavides: Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, Escuela Superior Polit cnica del Litoral, Campus Gustavo Galindo Km 30.5 V a, Perimetral, P.O. Box 09-01-5863, Guayaquil, Ecuador
Kevin Ovalle: Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, Escuela Superior Polit cnica del Litoral, Campus Gustavo Galindo Km 30.5 V a, Perimetral, P.O. Box 09-01-5863, Guayaquil, Ecuador
Carolina Torres: Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, Escuela Superior Polit cnica del Litoral, Campus Gustavo Galindo Km 30.5 V a, Perimetral, P.O. Box 09-01-5863, Guayaquil, Ecuador
Tatiana Vinces: Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, Escuela Superior Polit cnica del Litoral, Campus Gustavo Galindo Km 30.5 V a, Perimetral, P.O. Box 09-01-5863, Guayaquil, Ecuador

International Journal of Energy Economics and Policy, 2017, vol. 7, issue 1, 259-267

Abstract: This paper provides empirical evidence of environmental Kuznets curve for Austria. Using the autoregressive distributed lag method, the relationship between methane emissions (CH4), gross domestic product, electricity production from renewable energy sources (excluding hydro) and trade openness is analyzed; the variables are used in per capita terms except for trade openness. In the long term, cointegration analysis indicates that the variables have a distribution inverted U-shaped and Granger causality test shows unidirectional causality between CH4 and the variables involved. Since CH4 is the second highest greenhouse gas emitted in the world, political and academic implications of this study are relevant to include in planning decisions that aim to mitigate climate change

Keywords: Methane Emissions; Renewable Energy; Trade Openness (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C32 O52 Q43 Q54 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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