Immense reliance on natural resources and environmental challenges in G-20 economies through the lens of COP-26 targets

Xiying Lei, Yao Yang, Majed Alharthi, Farhat Rasul and Syed Muhammad Faraz Raza

Resources Policy, 2022, vol. 79, issue C

Abstract: The present study investigates how extensive utilization of natural resources drags away G-20 nations from the targets of carbon control proposed in COP-26. In this study, panel data for G-20 countries is taken from 1991 to 2019. The study uses cross sectional CS-ARDL to examine relation among carbon emissions and natural resource consumption. The results of this study reveals, the relation is positive between environmental degradataion and natural resource consumption. It has been observed that an increase in the share of rent received from the consumption of mineral resources, forest resources, oil, and natural gas to Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is causing serious environmental hazards like a tremendous increase in emissions of CO2. Furthermore, the empirical outcomes for the study has depicted U-shape which is in inverted form for the two variables which are Carbon emissons and economic growth, this relation also confirms the hypothesis of (EKC) Environmental Kuznets Curve for G-20 countries. Finally, suitable recommendations are made to achieve the targets of COP-26 by controlling the massive consumption of natural resources in G-20 economies.

Keywords: Carbon emission; COP-26; CS-ARDL; G-20; Natural resources (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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DOI: 10.1016/j.resourpol.2022.103101

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