Differential spatial-temporal responses of carbon dioxide emissions to economic development: empirical evidence based on spatial analysis

Ke Wang, Jianjun Zhang (), Yuhuan Geng (), Lianxiang Xiao, Ze Xu, Yongheng Rao and Xiangli Zhou
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Ke Wang: China University of Geosciences
Jianjun Zhang: China University of Geosciences
Yuhuan Geng: Beijing Union University
Lianxiang Xiao: China University of Geosciences
Ze Xu: China University of Geosciences
Yongheng Rao: China University of Geosciences
Xiangli Zhou: China University of Geosciences

Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change, 2020, vol. 25, issue 2, No 6, 237-260

Abstract: Abstract Despite the heated debate over the relationship between economic development and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions, few studies have focused on the impact of spatial relationships between neighboring countries on CO2 emissions. Adopting the World Bank’s classification of income levels, this paper classifies 177 countries into four groups and then analyzes the spatial-temporal variations in CO2 emissions. Based on that analysis, the core task of our study is to estimate a carbon Kuznets curve (CKC) from two methods of traditional statistics and spatial econometrics. The main findings indicate that global CO2 emissions have significant spatial clustering characteristics, and the clustering types are closely linked to geographic location and income level. In addition, the existence of standard CKC and spatial CKC were confirmed. Countries with different income levels have different CO2 emission stages, and a country’s CO2 emissions are affected both directly by its own economy and indirectly by the economies of its neighbors. In this context, the mitigation and adaptation strategies for CO2 reduction are proposed as follows. (1) Neighboring countries must develop regional cooperative initiatives to reduce CO2 emissions. (2) Clarifying the emission stage of a country is an important basis for policymakers to formulate emission reduction strategies. (3) The economic development and CO2 emissions of neighboring countries are also important factors in formulating emission reduction plans.

Keywords: CO2 emissions; Income levels; Spatial econometrics; Carbon Kuznets curve; Global scale (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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