A Study on the Relationship Between Livestock Carbon Emission and Economic Growth in Inner Mongolia

Xuanqi Niu, Mengyu He, Yaoxin Zhang and Zhiqiang Luan ()
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Xuanqi Niu: International College Beijing, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100083, China
Mengyu He: International College Beijing, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100083, China
Yaoxin Zhang: International College Beijing, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100083, China
Zhiqiang Luan: International College Beijing, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100083, China

Sustainability, 2024, vol. 16, issue 23, 1-19

Abstract: The development of animal husbandry directly affects climate change and the ecological environment. This study aims to explore the relationship between carbon emissions from animal husbandry and economic growth in Inner Mongolia and to provide theoretical and countermeasure support for sustainable development. Based on the environmental Kuznets theory, the present situation of animal husbandry and economic growth in this region is analyzed. By analyzing slaughter and storage data for cow, sheep, hog, and poultry from 2000 to 2022, we calculated carbon emissions using the IPCC coefficient method. The environmental Kuznets curve is used to control variables such as human capital, government intervention, openness, technological innovation, and environmental protection expenditure. The findings show that carbon emissions from cows and sheep have risen significantly over the past 23 years, while the hog industry has remained stable. Both the number of poultry farms and their carbon emissions have declined. Economic growth is one reason for the increase in carbon emissions, while government intervention and openness have had mixed results. To ensure sustainable development, Inner Mongolia should strengthen government supervision, increase investment in environmental protection, expand opening-up, improve rural education, and promote low-carbon growth.

Keywords: animal husbandry carbon emissions; economic growth; IPCC coefficient method; environmental Kuznets curve (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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