Greenhouse Gas Emissions Growth in Europe: A Comparative Analysis of Determinants

González-Sánchez, Mariano y Martín-Ortega, Juan Luis . (2020) Greenhouse Gas Emissions Growth in Europe: A Comparative Analysis of Determinants. Sustainability 2020, 12(3), 1012

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Título Greenhouse Gas Emissions Growth in Europe: A Comparative Analysis of Determinants
Autor(es) González-Sánchez, Mariano
Martín-Ortega, Juan Luis
Materia(s) Economía
Abstract Understanding the underlying reasons for greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions trends in dierent countries is fundamental for climate change mitigation. This paper identifies the main determinants that aect GHG emissions growth and assesses their impact and dierences among countries in Europe. Previous studies have produced inconclusive results and presented several limitations, such as the lack of quality of the data used, the reduced identification of determinants and the use of methods that did not enable hypothesis testing. Conversely, this research identifies an extended list of determinants of GHG emissions, performs an in-depth statistical analysis and contrasts the significance of determinants using panel data and multiple linear regression models for the period 1990–2017 for the main Eurozone countries. The study found that GDP and final energy intensity are the main drivers for the reduction of GHG emissions in Europe. Furthermore, energy prices are not significant and heterogeneous results are found for the renewable energy, fuel mix and carbon intensity determinants, pointing to a dierent behavior at the country level. The uneven impact of the main determinants of GHG emission growth suggest that a dierentiated application of European policies at country level will enhance the eciency of mitigation eorts in Europe.
Palabras clave greenhouse gas emissions
European Union
climate change mitigation
drivers of GHG emissions
determinants of GHG emissions
Editor(es) MDPI
Fecha 2020
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Identificador bibliuned:DptoEEC-FCEE-Articulos-Mgonzalez-0011
http://e-spacio.uned.es/fez/view/bibliuned:DptoEEC-FCEE-Articulos-Mgonzalez-0011
DOI - identifier https://doi.org/10.3390/su12031012
ISSN - identifier 1937-0695 eISSN 1937-0709
Nombre de la revista Sustainability
Número de Volumen 12
Número de Issue 3
Publicado en la Revista Sustainability 2020, 12(3), 1012
Idioma eng
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Tipo de recurso Article
Derechos de acceso y licencia http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
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Notas adicionales The registered version of this article, first published in Sustainability, is available online at the publisher's website: MDPI, https://doi.org/10.3390/su12031012
Notas adicionales La versión registrada de este artículo, publicado por primera vez en Sustainability, está disponible en línea en el sitio web del editor: MDPI, https://doi.org/10.3390/su12031012

 
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