Energy Consumption, CO2 Emissions and Economic Growth: A Comparative Analysis in Guangdong, China

Hao Guo

2022

Abstract

Carbon dioxide (CO2) is the chief greenhouse gas causing global warming, and the relationship between this gas and economic development is a major subject of research. This study uses panel data and models for coastal cities in Guangdong province, China, from 2005 to 2017, as well as the robustness results obtained using Driscoll-Kraay standard errors. The study finds that an inverted U-shaped relationship exists between income and emissions in the Pearl River Delta region; the expected income per capita at the inflection point on the U curve is between US$24,920 and 27,860, and the expected per capita CO2 emissions at the inflection point are projected to be approximately 13 tons annually. However, the EKC hypothesis is not verified in the non-Pearl River Delta area. Population agglomeration is found to benefit the reduction in per capita CO2 emissions, and a population scale effect exists; however, the emissions reduction effect of population agglomeration in the non-Pearl River Delta area is greater than that in the Pearl River Delta region. This study also provides relevant policy recommendations and suggestions for future research.

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

Guo H. (2022). Energy Consumption, CO2 Emissions and Economic Growth: A Comparative Analysis in Guangdong, China. In Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Public Management, Digital Economy and Internet Technology - Volume 1: ICPDI; ISBN 978-989-758-620-0, SciTePress, pages 99-104. DOI: 10.5220/0011731000003607

in Bibtex Style

@conference{icpdi22,
author={Hao Guo},
title={Energy Consumption, CO2 Emissions and Economic Growth: A Comparative Analysis in Guangdong, China},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Public Management, Digital Economy and Internet Technology - Volume 1: ICPDI},
year={2022},
pages={99-104},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0011731000003607},
isbn={978-989-758-620-0},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF

JO - Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Public Management, Digital Economy and Internet Technology - Volume 1: ICPDI
TI - Energy Consumption, CO2 Emissions and Economic Growth: A Comparative Analysis in Guangdong, China
SN - 978-989-758-620-0
AU - Guo H.
PY - 2022
SP - 99
EP - 104
DO - 10.5220/0011731000003607
PB - SciTePress