CO2 emission and economic growth in Algeria

Bouznit M.; Pablo-Romero M.P.

dc.contributor.author	Bouznit M.
dc.contributor.author	Pablo-Romero M.P.
dc.date.accessioned	2020-09-02T22:13:32Z
dc.date.available	2020-09-02T22:13:32Z
dc.date.issued	2016
dc.identifier	10.1016/j.enpol.2016.05.036
dc.identifier.citation	96, , 93-104
dc.identifier.issn	03014215
dc.identifier.uri	https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12728/3775
dc.description	Algeria is one of the most important CO2 emitters among developing countries and the third among African countries. It pledged to curb carbon emissions by at least 7% by 2030. However, complying with this target may be a difficult task without compromising economic growth. The aim of this paper is to analyze the relationship between CO2 emissions and economic growth in Algeria, taking into account energy use, electricity consumption, exports and imports. The validity of the EKC hypothesis, throughout the period from 1970 to 2010, is tested by using the Autoregressive Distributed Lag model extended to introduce the break points. Results confirm the EKC for Algeria. Nevertheless, the turning point is reached for a very high GDP per capita value, indicating that economic growth in Algeria will continue to increase emissions. Results also indicate that an increase in energy use and electricity consumption increase CO2 emissions, and that exports and imports affect them negatively and positively, respectively. Therefore, it is necessary to promote renewable energies and energy efficiency policies. Regulatory reforms are needed to facilitate foreign investments with which to carry out these policies. Likewise, it may be appropriate to decrease subsides in energy prices to encourage energy efficiency. © 2016 Elsevier Ltd.
dc.language.iso	en
dc.publisher	Elsevier Ltd
dc.subject	Algeria
dc.subject	ARDL model
dc.subject	Breakpoint
dc.subject	CO2 emissions
dc.subject	Economic growth
dc.subject	Environmental Kuznets Curve
dc.subject	Carbon
dc.subject	Carbon dioxide
dc.subject	Developing countries
dc.subject	Economics
dc.subject	Electric power utilization
dc.subject	Investments
dc.subject	Algeria
dc.subject	Autoregressive distributed lag models
dc.subject	Breakpoint
dc.subject	Economic growths
dc.subject	Electricity-consumption
dc.subject	Energy efficiency policies
dc.subject	Environmental Kuznets curves
dc.subject	Foreign investment
dc.subject	Energy efficiency
dc.subject	carbon dioxide
dc.subject	carbon emission
dc.subject	developing world
dc.subject	economic growth
dc.subject	energy efficiency
dc.subject	energy policy
dc.subject	environmental economics
dc.subject	Kuznets curve
dc.subject	numerical model
dc.subject	Algeria
dc.title	CO2 emission and economic growth in Algeria
dc.type	Article