Environmental challenges for EU productive sectors: an analysis through Kuznets curves

Javier Sánchez García (), Emilio Galdeano Gómez and Adrián Segura Ecseki
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Javier Sánchez García: Mediterranean Center of Economic and Sustainable Development Research
Emilio Galdeano Gómez: Mediterranean Center of Economic and Sustainable Development Research
Adrián Segura Ecseki: Mediterranean Center of Economic and Sustainable Development Research

SN Business & Economics, 2022, vol. 2, issue 11, 1-25

Abstract: Abstract The interrelationships between economic development and initiatives aimed at reducing environmental impact have been widely addressed in the recent decades. In this context, the heterogeneity and organisation of the different production activities tend to heavily influence the implementation of the said initiatives, yet this aspect has hardly been addressed in depth. This study analyses this subject within the sphere of the European Union, based on the environmental Kuznets curves (EKC) hypothesis using several environmental indicators, and crossing them with the aggregated and sectoral GDP. The results show how the EKC hypothesis is more evident in the primary and secondary sectors. In addition, indicators of waste and chemical and plastic pollution display an elasticity in line with the theory, yet the same does not occur with gas emissions. The study offers evidence to help guide environmental policies and short-term actions.

Keywords: Environmental policy; Environmental Kuznets curves; EU countries; Pollution indicators; Sectorial analysis (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O41 O44 O47 Q51 Q53 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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