 The Clean Development Mechanism and low carbon development: A panel data analysisEnergy Economics, 2012, vol. 34, issue 4, 1033-1040 Abstract: The Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) of Kyoto Protocol, designed for the industrialized countries to earn emission credits by investing in greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reduction projects in developing countries, shall contribute to emission reductions and sustainable development in the host countries. However, whether the CDM is achieving its dual goals has been questionable. This research empirically investigates the long-run impacts of CDM projects on CO2 emission reductions for 80 eligible CDM host countries over 1993–2009. By allowing for considerable heterogeneity across countries, this research provides evidence in support of a decline in CO2 emissions associated with CDM projects. It serves to encourage developing countries to effectively develop CDM projects towards low carbon development. Keywords: Clean Development Mechanism; CO2 emissions; Heterogeneous dynamic panels; Developing countries; China (search for similar items in EconPapers) Downloads: (external link) Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:eee:eneeco:v:34:y:2012:i:4:p:1033-1040 DOI: 10.1016/j.eneco.2011.08.010 Access Statistics for this article Energy Economics is currently edited by R. S. J. Tol, Beng Ang, Lance Bachmeier, Perry Sadorsky, Ugur Soytas and J. P. Weyant More articles in Energy Economics from Elsevier |
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