Black carbon emissions persistence : Evidence from 27 European Union countries using fractional integration

This paper focuses on the analysis of black carbon emissions persistence in the long term (1820–2019) using data for the 27 European Union countries. We extend the traditional analysis based on stationarity I(0) and unit root I(1) tests to the case of fractional integration. Empirical results show v...

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Autores: Solarin, Sakiru, Gil-Alana, Luis A., Goenechea, Maria, Martín-Valmayor, Miguel A.
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2025
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Málaga
Repositorio:DDFV. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad Francisco de Vitoria
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ddfv.ufv.es:10641/6944
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10641/6944
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Black carbon emissions
European Union countries
Fractional integration
Persistence
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
SDG 7 - Affordable and Clean Energy
Yes
yes
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Sumario:This paper focuses on the analysis of black carbon emissions persistence in the long term (1820–2019) using data for the 27 European Union countries. We extend the traditional analysis based on stationarity I(0) and unit root I(1) tests to the case of fractional integration. Empirical results show very high levels of persistence in the majority of the countries. The hypothesis of mean reversion (i.e., d < 1) cannot be rejected in five countries (Denmark, Ireland, Belgium, Malta and Poland) and a slow reverting process is observed. For the rest of the countries, shocks are expected to be persistent with no mean reversion. Structural breaks reveal no major changes in recent times. Therefore, additional policies are recommended to reduce current levels of emissions and to change the long-term pattern.