Determinants of CO2 emissions in South American and European countries: The role of economic growth using renewable and non-renewable energy

Autores

  • Daiana Cardoso Silva Universidade do Estado de Mato Grosso (UNEMAT).
  • Rafael Martins Noriller Universidade Federal da Grande Dourados (UFGD).
  • Josimar Pires da Silva Universidade Federal da Grande Dourados (UFGD).
  • Katia Katsumi Arakaki Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul (UFMS).

Resumo

The objective of this research is to evaluate the impacts of R&D, GDP, income inequality, and renewable energy on CO2 emissions in countries of South America and Europe. It comprised annual data from 1990 to 2014 obtained from the online World Bank database. The final sample included nineteen countries from South America and Europe. We concluded that there is a positive and significant relation between GDP per capita and CO2 emission, and a negative and significant relation between the percentage increase of renewable energy consumption (in relation to total consumption) and CO2 emission, confirming the study hypotheses 1 and 3. As a result, (i) the use of renewable energy is fundamental for reducing CO2 emissions, and (ii) reducing inequality (GINI) results in increased CO2 emissions

Biografia do Autor

Daiana Cardoso Silva , Universidade do Estado de Mato Grosso (UNEMAT).

Doutorado em Ecologia e Conservação (UNEMAT).

Rafael Martins Noriller, Universidade Federal da Grande Dourados (UFGD).

Doutorado em Ciências Contábeis (UnB). Professor da Universidade Federal da Grande Dourados (UFGD).

Josimar Pires da Silva, Universidade Federal da Grande Dourados (UFGD).

Doutorado em Ciências Contábeis (UnB). Professor do Mestrado Profissional em Administração Pública da Universidade Federal da Grande Dourados (UFGD).

Katia Katsumi Arakaki, Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul (UFMS).

Doutoranda no Programa de Pós-Graduação em Administração da Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul (UFMS).

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