Economic growth and environment in the United Kingdom: robust evidence using more than 250 years data

Environmental Economics and Policy Studies - Tập 23 - Trang 667-681 - 2021
Amine Ben Amar1
1RBS College of Management, International University of Rabat, Technopolis Rabat-Shore Rocade Rabat-Salé, Rabat, Morocco

Tóm tắt

Using a long span of data (from 1751 to 2016), this paper empirically investigates the relationship between carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions and economic growth (real GDP per capita) in the United Kingdom. The empirical results provide strong support for the existence of an Environmental Kuznets Curve (EKC) in the UK, i.e., an inverted U-shaped relationship between CO2 emissions and economic growth, with turning point estimated around the mid-twentieth century. This turning point corresponds with the introduction of changes in environmental standards and policies, which reflects the regulatory efforts to limit pollution by reducing the discharge of grit into the atmosphere, as well as the decline in the use of coal as source of energy, which reflects the country willingness to ensure the energy transition necessary for sustainable development.

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