Analyzing the Impact of Nuclear Power on CO 2 Emissions

Sanglim Lee, Minkyung Kim and Jiwoong Lee ()
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Sanglim Lee: Korea Energy Economics Institute, Ulsan 44543, Korea
Minkyung Kim: Korea Energy Economics Institute, Ulsan 44543, Korea

Sustainability, 2017, vol. 9, issue 8, 1-13

Abstract: This study investigates the relationship between the nuclear power proportion and CO 2 emissions per capita using the panel dynamic ordinary least square method. The panel datasets consist of 18 countries covering 95% of the global nuclear reactors. The results indicate that a long-term 1% increase in nuclear power led to a 0.26–0.32% decrease in CO 2 emissions per capita. Additionally, in France, Germany, and Switzerland they demonstrate the existence of the environmental Kuznets curve—an inverted U-shaped relationship between environmental pollution and income per capita.

Keywords: CO 2 emissions; nuclear power; environmental Kuznets curve; panel dynamic ordinary least squares (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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