Energy-Pollution-Health-Economy Nexus Study in Southeast Asia

Farhad Taghizadeh-Hesary () and Farzad Taghizadeh-Hesary ()
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Farhad Taghizadeh-Hesary: School of Global Studies, Tokai University
Farzad Taghizadeh-Hesary: The Five Senses Health Institute, School of Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences

Chapter 26 in The Handbook of Energy Policy, 2023, pp 739-760 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract In Southeast Asia, massive government subsidies for fossil fuels allow the accelerated growth of gross domestic product (GDP) per capita. But, the air pollutants released from fossil fuel combustion have latent but crucial costs on human health by promoting cardiovascular disorders, respiratory diseases, and especially malignancies. In the Southeast Asia region, lung cancer is the most common cause of cancer-related mortality. These adverse effects eventually result in economic burdens, mainly affecting labor loss. In the current chapter we specifically evaluated the negative impacts of the region’s ambient (outdoor) air pollution on developing lung cancer and its negative economic impacts. This nexus study sought to investigate the interplay among air pollution, lung cancer, and economy in ten Southeast Asian countries, employing data from 2000 to 2016. The data were analyzed using panel generalized method of moments (GMM) and the panel vector error correction model (VECM). The analysis demonstrated that CO2 and PM2.5 are the leading risk factors for lung cancer in the ASEAN region. Besides, healthcare expenditure per capita and more use of renewable energy were associated with fewer lung cancer prevalence. Conclusions: To improve populations’ health, governments must transfer subsidies from fossil fuels to renewable energies. To encourage private sector investment in green energy, carbon taxation is essential for creating costs for fossil fuel consumption, especially in the power generation sector.

Keywords: Ambient air pollution; Economy; Energy; Lung cancer; Nexus study; Southeast Asia (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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DOI: 10.1007/978-981-19-6778-8_31

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