The Kyoto Protocol and CO2emission: is India still hibernating?

Aaqib Ahmad Bhat and Prajna Paramita Mishra

Indian Growth and Development Review, 2018, vol. 11, issue 2, 152-168

Abstract: Purpose - The purpose of this study is to investigate the relationship between CO2emission and its core determinants, namely, economic growth, energy consumption and trade openness in the pre- and post-Kyoto Protocol era in the Indian economy. Design/methodology/approach - The study uses the ARDL bounds test to analyze the long-run and short-run empirical relationship between the interested variables for the time period 1971-2013. A dummy variable representing the Kyoto Protocol regime has been included to examine the likely impact of international climate policies (Kyoto Protocol) in controlling and reducing CO2emission in India. Findings - The empirical results indicate the possibility of increase in CO2emission from India even after the Kyoto Protocol regime. Evidence of inverted U-shaped relationship between CO2emission and economic growth (EKC hypothesis) has been confirmed. However, compared to increase in CO2emission, the magnitude of decrease due to improvement in economic growth is relatively lesser. Energy consumption and trade openness are also found to increase CO2emission. Research limitations/implications - The results indicate that there is a lack of commitment on the part of India to curtail CO2emission, which can be disastrous for future prosperity. Financing the renewable electricity generation, R&D subsidy and tax-free renewable energy seems to be imperative to address this catastrophic problem. Originality/value - This study is the first attempt to analyze the impact of international climate policy (Kyoto Protocol) on CO2emission by incorporating a fixed dummy in the ARDL specifications.

Keywords: CO2 emission; ARDL model; Kyoto protocol; EKC hypothesis (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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