Revisiting CO2 emissions convergence in G18 countries

dc.contributor.authorLin, Jiangpeng
dc.contributor.authorInglesi-Lotz, Roula
dc.contributor.authorChang, Tsangyao
dc.contributor.emailroula.inglesi-lotz@up.ac.zaen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2018-04-25T11:54:41Z
dc.date.issued2018-04
dc.description.abstractThis study revisits whether CO2 emissions converge in G18 countries over the period of 1950–2013. To work on this empirical analysis, we employ a more powerful quantile unit root test with per capita CO2 emissions. While conventional unit root tests fail to reject convergence in CO2 emissions in these G18 countries, quantile unit root test results demonstrate CO2 emissions converged in 5 of these G18 countries (i.e., Australia, Brazil, Canada, Germany, and India). Our empirical results have important policy implications for the governments of G18 countries to direct efficient and effective energy policies to reduce the CO2 emissions.en_ZA
dc.description.departmentEconomicsen_ZA
dc.description.embargo2019-04-09
dc.description.librarianhj2018en_ZA
dc.description.sponsorshipThe Hubei Provincial Department of Education, PRC [Grant No: 16D080].en_ZA
dc.description.urihttp://www.tandfonline.com/loi/geno20en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationJiangpeng Lin, Roula Inglesi-Lotz & Tsangyao Chang (2018) Revisiting CO2 emissions convergence in G18 countries, Energy Sources, Part B: Economics, Planning, and Policy, 13:5, 269-280, DOI: 10.1080/15567249.2018.1460422.en_ZA
dc.identifier.issn1556-7249 (print)
dc.identifier.issn1556-7257 (online)
dc.identifier.other10.1080/15567249.2018.1460422
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2263/64722
dc.language.isoenen_ZA
dc.publisherTaylor and Francisen_ZA
dc.rights© 2018 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC. This is an electronic version of an article published in Energy Sources, Part B: Economics, Planning and Policy, vol. 13, no. 5, pp. 269-280, 2018. doi : 10.1080/15567249.2018.1460422. Energy Sources, Part B: Economics, Planning and Policy is available online at : http://www.tandfonline.comloi/geno20.en_ZA
dc.subjectUnit root testsen_ZA
dc.subjectG18 countriesen_ZA
dc.subjectConvergenceen_ZA
dc.subjectPublic policyen_ZA
dc.subjectCO2 emissionsen_ZA
dc.subjectQuantile unit root testen_ZA
dc.subjectPer capita emissionsen_ZA
dc.subjectCarbon dioxide (CO2)en_ZA
dc.titleRevisiting CO2 emissions convergence in G18 countriesen_ZA
dc.typePostprint Articleen_ZA

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