期刊
ENERGY POLICY
卷 96, 期 -, 页码 93-104出版社
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2016.05.036
关键词
CO2 emissions; Economic growth; Environmental Kuznets Curve; ARDL model; Breakpoint; Algeria
资金
- Project of the Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness [ECO2014-56399-R]
- Catedra de la Economia de la Energia y del MedioAmbiente (Chair of Energy and Environmental Economics) of the Fundacio Roger Torne [1394/0103]
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. (C) 2016 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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