The impact of renewable energy and agriculture on carbon dioxide emissions: Investigating the environmental Kuznets curve in four selected ASEAN countries. (15th October 2017)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Liu, Xuyi; Zhang, Shun; Bae, Junghan
• Is Part Of: Journal of cleaner production. Volume 164(2017)
• Page Start: 1239
• Page End: 1247
• Publication Date: 2017-10-15
• Subjects: Environmental Kuznets curve -- Renewable energy -- Agricultural value added -- Carbon dioxide emissions -- Southeast Asia; Factory and trade waste -- Management -- Periodicals; Manufactures -- Environmental aspects -- Periodicals; Déchets industriels -- Gestion -- Périodiques; Usines -- Aspect de l'environnement -- Périodiques; 628.5
• DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2017.07.086
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0959-6526

Abstract

Abstract: This study is the first attempt to explore the impact of per capita renewable energy consumption and agricultural value added on carbon dioxide (CO2 ) emissions in four selected countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN-4: Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, and Thailand) from 1970 to 2013. By examining the existence of the environmental Kuznets Curve (EKC) hypothesis, our results of long-run estimates do not support the inverted U-shape EKC in the selected countries. The estimates indicate that increasing renewable energy and agriculture decreases CO2 emissions, while non-renewable energy is positively correlated to emissions. Short-run Granger causal relationships exist from non-renewable energy to emissions and to agriculture, from economic growth to agriculture, and from agriculture to renewable energy directly. Long-run causalities indicate the existence of feedback causalities between emissions, renewable energy and non-renewable energy. Our policy implication is that developing sustainable agriculture can promote renewable energy and reduce emissions. Highlights: Causalities are examined between CO2 emissions, renewable energy, and agriculture. No causality is found from renewable energy to agriculture. The inverted U-shape EKC hypothesis doesn't exist in selected ASEAN-4. Developing renewable energy would improve the environment. Sustainable agriculture can promote the renewable energy and reduce the emissions.