This study examines the interplay between extreme temperatures and air pollution risks, the geographic and temporal distribution, as well as the population burden of climate shocks in Bangladesh, Indonesia, Pakistan, Thailand, and Viet Nam-countries severely impacted by climate change. Using...

The environmental Kuznets curve postulates an inverted-U relationship between environmental degradation and economic growth. And economic growth has been synonymous with structural transformation. How do patterns of growth and structural transformation relate to carbon emissions? Based on data...

As China advances toward its "Dual Carbon" goals, clarifying the role of the digital economy (DE) in reducing urban carbon emissions is of growing importance. This study uses panel data from 274 Chinese prefecture-level cities (2011-2022) and applies benchmark regression, the Spatial Durbin...

Iceland continues to face CO₂ emission challenges despite its near-total reliance on renewable energy. This study analyzes the effects of GDP per capita, renewable energy consumption (RENC), foreign direct investment (FDI), and urbanization on CO2 emissions from 1990 to 2023, using an ARDL...

The interplay between energy consumption, economic growth, and carbon emissions remains a central focus in economic, energy and environmental policy research. While often assumed to be symmetric, changes in energy consumption do not always produce uniform effects on economic growth and carbon...

This research investigates the potential impact of adopting electric vehicles (EVs) on greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions within the Brazilian state of São Paulo. The aim is to evaluate the extent to which varying EV adoption rates can contribute to emissions reductions. A systematic literature...

China's rapid economic growth has made it the world's largest carbon emitter, creating urgent environmental challenges that require immediate attention. As urbanization advances, so does the energy demand, with a large proportion of that energy being provided by fossil fuels, which has further...

What are the long-run effects of sustained exposure to air pollution? A unique natural experiment allows us to examine this question. In 1982, a sudden cut in Soviet oil forced Socialist East Germany to switch to highly polluting lignite coal. While the shock sharply increased air pollution near...

In recent years information and communication technology (ICT) development and its relationship with carbon emissions has become a significant research focus. Using data from 30 Chinese provinces and cities covering 2010-2022, we conduct an empirical study on the impact mechanism of ICT on...

Carbon emissions are of significant concern, as they pose a growing threat to the integrity of ecological systems. This paper investigates the effectiveness of consumption-based carbon emissions reduction programs. We use an innovative quantile panel regression methodology as well as a...

In this article, daily CO2 emissions for the years 2019-2022 are examined using fractional integration for Brazil, China, EU-27 (and the UK), India, and the USA. According to the findings, all series exhibit long memory mean-reversion tendencies, with orders of integration ranging between 0.22...

Since announcing its "dual carbon" goals, China has made reducing carbon emissions a top priority. This study utilizes panel data from 285 cities in China, from 2011-2021, to systematically examine the relationship between the digital economy and urban carbon output. It aims to identify their...