Decarbonisation drivers and climate change concerns of developed economies Online publication date: Thu, 01-Sep-2022
by Yu-Xia Tu; Oleksandra Kubatko; Oleksandra Karintseva; Vladyslav Piven
International Journal of Environment and Pollution (IJEP), Vol. 69, No. 1/2, 2021
Abstract: The research is built on the World Bank, OECD, and the Heritage Foundation datasets for OECD economies. It investigates the main drivers of decarbonisation and climate change in these countries, analysing three СО2 indicators: total and per capita СО2 emissions as well as carbon efficiency. The results have confirmed that the growth of nations' welfare increases economies' carbonisation levels while creating prerequisites for improving states' carbon efficiency. It proves the positive influence of energy efficiency progress on OECD countries' decarbonisation. In contrast, green energy development has no significant effect on the reduction of total CO2 emissions but positively influences increasing carbon efficiency and reducing per capita carbon dioxide emissions. Oil prices and most institutional factors like EU membership and Heritage Foundation indicators have no noticeable influence on CO2 indicators. The paper provides policy recommendations and points to future research based on the research results.
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