Economic growth and atmospheric pollution in Spain
The environmental Kuznets curve (EKC) hypothesis posits an inverted U relationship between environmental pressure and per capita income. Recent research has examined this hypothesis for different pollutants in different countries. Despite certain empirical evidence shows that some specific environme...
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| Formato: | artículo |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2001 |
| País: | España |
| Recursos: | Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona |
| Repositorio: | Dipòsit Digital de Documents de la UAB |
| Idioma: | inglés |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:ddd.uab.cat:247641 |
| Acesso em linha: | https://ddd.uab.cat/record/247641 https://dx.doi.org/urn:doi:10.1016/S0921-8009(01)00195-1 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palavra-chave: | SDG 8 - Decent Work and Economic Growth Environmental Kuznets curve Atmospheric pollution Spain |
| Resumo: | The environmental Kuznets curve (EKC) hypothesis posits an inverted U relationship between environmental pressure and per capita income. Recent research has examined this hypothesis for different pollutants in different countries. Despite certain empirical evidence shows that some specific environmental pressures have diminished in developed countries, the hypothesis could not be generalized to the global relationship between economy and environment at all. In this article we contribute to this debate analyzing the trends of annual emission flux of six atmospheric pollutants in Spain. The study presents evidence that there is not any correlation between higher income level and smaller emissions, except for SO2 whose evolution might be compatible with the EKC hypothesis. The authors argue that the relationship between income level and diverse types of emissions depends on many factors. Thus it cannot be thought that economic growth, by itself, will solve environmental problems. |
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