Abstract:

This paper examines the relationship between economic growth and CO₂ emissions in the European Union. A panel data analysis for the period 1981 to 1995 is applied in order to estimate the relationship between Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth and CO₂ emissions in ten selected European countries. The analysis shows important disparities between the most industrialised countries and the rest. The results do not seem to support a uniform policy to control emissions; they rather indicate that a reduction in emissions should be achieved by taking into account the specific economic situation and the industrial structure of each EU member state.

Reference:

Higón, F.; Bengochea, A.; Martínez, I. (2001): Economic Growth and CO2 emissions in the European Union, Environmental & Resource Economics, 19, pp. 165-172. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1011188401445