RELATION BETWEEN CO2 EMISSIONS, ECONOMIC GROWTH AND RENEWABLE ENERGY

Authors

  • Paulo Sergio Ceretta Universidade Federal de Santa Maria (UFSM)
  • Jorge Fernando Sari Universidade Federal de Santa maria (UFSM)
  • Franciane Cougo da Cruz Ceretta Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia IFFAR campus Júlio de Castilhos

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21527/2237-6453.2020.50.268-286

Keywords:

: Economic growth. Global pollution. Panel data with threshold.

Abstract

The objective of this study is to investigate the relationship between CO2 emission, economic growth, fossil energy and renewable energy. The sample used in the survey is composed of 37 countries and the data are from the period 1996 to 2013. The panel data approach with threshold, including the emission of carbon dioxide variables; consumption of fossil fuels; renewable energy consumption and GDP per capita based on purchasing power parity as an indicator of the countries' economic growth. Regarding the use of fossil fuels, it was verified that the variable has a direct relationship with the emission of CO2. However, the magnitude of the impact is much stronger in countries classified under regime 1 (low per capita income). Regarding economic growth, positive and statistically significant impacts were found for all groups of countries, and the influence on the CO2 emission is stronger in the countries of the regime 2. Regarding the use of renewable energy, a significant and negative relation was found for all groups, and for the less wealthy countries the use of renewable energy has a stronger trade off than for the most wealth-generating countries.

Author Biographies

Paulo Sergio Ceretta, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria (UFSM)

Doutor em Engenharia de Produção e Sistemas pela Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (UFSC). Professor da Universidade Federal de Santa Maria (UFSM).

Jorge Fernando Sari, Universidade Federal de Santa maria (UFSM)

Mestrando em Administração na Universidade Federal de Santa Maria (UFSM).

Franciane Cougo da Cruz Ceretta, Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia IFFAR campus Júlio de Castilhos

Doutoranda na Universidade Federal de Santa Maria (UFSM) e Professora em administração no Instituto Federal Farroupilha campus Júlio de Castilhos

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Published

2020-01-02

How to Cite

Ceretta, P. S., Sari, J. F., & Ceretta, F. C. da C. (2020). RELATION BETWEEN CO2 EMISSIONS, ECONOMIC GROWTH AND RENEWABLE ENERGY. Desenvolvimento Em Questão, 18(50), 268–286. https://doi.org/10.21527/2237-6453.2020.50.268-286

Issue

Vol. 18 No. 50 (2020): jan./mar.

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