Interaction between renewable energy consumption and dematerialization: Insights based on the material footprint and the Environmental Kuznets Curve

Rosa María Regueiro-Ferreira and Pablo Alonso-Fernández

Energy, 2023, vol. 266, issue C

Abstract: This paper investigates the effect of renewable energy consumption on material consumption, considering the relationship between Material Footrprint and Gross Domestic Product (GDP), and testing the assumptions of the Environmental Kuznets Curve. A STIRPAT variation is used to specify a model relating the Material Footprint to renewable energy consumption and GDP. The effect is tested for the Material Footprint of fossil fuels and for the Material Footprint of the other categories. The analysis is applied to the seven European countries with the highest proportion of renewable energy consumption.

Keywords: Renewable energy; Material footprint; Dematerialization; Fossil fuels; Environmental kuznets curve (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2022.126477

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