TY - JOUR
T1 - Which industry is greener? An empirical study of nine industries in OECD countries
AU - Fujii, Hidemichi
AU - Managi, Shunsuke
N1 - Funding Information:
This research was funded by the Grant-in-Aid for JSPS Fellows, Japanese Ministry of the Environment , and Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B), The Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT), Japan . The results and conclusions of this article do not necessary represent the views of the funding agencies.
PY - 2013/6
Y1 - 2013/6
N2 - This study analyzed the relationship between the CO2 emissions of different industries and economic growth in OECD countries from 1970 to 2005. We tested an environmental Kuznets curve (EKC) hypothesis and found that total CO2 emissions from nine industries show an N-shaped trend instead of an inverted U or monotonic increasing trend with increasing income. The EKC hypothesis for sector-level CO2 emissions was supported in the (1) paper, pulp, and printing industry; (2) wood and wood products industry; and (3) construction industry. We also found that emissions from coal and oil increase with economic growth in the steel and construction industries. In addition, the non-metallic minerals, machinery, and transport equipment industries tend to have increased emissions from oil and electricity with economic growth. Finally, the EKC turning point and the relationship between GDP per capita and sectoral CO2 emissions differ among industries according to the fuel type used. Therefore, environmental policies for CO2 reduction must consider these differences in industrial characteristics.
AB - This study analyzed the relationship between the CO2 emissions of different industries and economic growth in OECD countries from 1970 to 2005. We tested an environmental Kuznets curve (EKC) hypothesis and found that total CO2 emissions from nine industries show an N-shaped trend instead of an inverted U or monotonic increasing trend with increasing income. The EKC hypothesis for sector-level CO2 emissions was supported in the (1) paper, pulp, and printing industry; (2) wood and wood products industry; and (3) construction industry. We also found that emissions from coal and oil increase with economic growth in the steel and construction industries. In addition, the non-metallic minerals, machinery, and transport equipment industries tend to have increased emissions from oil and electricity with economic growth. Finally, the EKC turning point and the relationship between GDP per capita and sectoral CO2 emissions differ among industries according to the fuel type used. Therefore, environmental policies for CO2 reduction must consider these differences in industrial characteristics.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.enpol.2013.02.011
DO - 10.1016/j.enpol.2013.02.011
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84876304799
SN - 0301-4215
VL - 57
SP - 381
EP - 388
JO - Energy Policy
JF - Energy Policy
ER -
