Does biomass energy consumption help to control environmental pollution? Evidence from BRICS countries

被引：187
作者：
Danish [1 ]
Wang, Zhaohua [2 ,3 ,4 ,5 ,6 ]
机构：
[1] Guangdong Univ Foreign Studies, Sch Econ & Trade, Guangzhou 510006, Guangdong, Peoples R China
[2] Beijing Inst Technol, Sch Management & Econ, Beijing 100081, Peoples R China
[3] Beijing Inst Technol, Ctr Energy & Environm Policy Res, Beijing 100081, Peoples R China
[4] Collaborat Innovat Ctr Elect Vehicles Beijing, Beijing 100081, Peoples R China
[5] Beijing Key Lab Energy Econ & Environm Management, Beijing 100081, Peoples R China
[6] Sustainable Dev Res Inst Econ & Soc Beijing, Beijing 100081, Peoples R China
来源：
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT | 2019年 / 670卷
基金：
中国国家自然科学基金;
关键词：
Biomass energy; Climate change; GMM model; EKC hypothesis; BRICS economies; KUZNETS CURVE HYPOTHESIS; BOUNDS TESTING APPROACH; CO2 EMISSIONS EVIDENCE; ECONOMIC-GROWTH; ECOLOGICAL FOOTPRINT; RENEWABLE ENERGY; TRADE OPENNESS; FRESH EVIDENCE; REAL INCOME; PANEL-DATA;
D O I：
10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.03.268
中图分类号：
X [环境科学、安全科学];
学科分类号：
08 ; 0830 ;
摘要：
The dilemma of rising environmental pollution in recent decades has raised the demand for clean energy sources. However, some newly developed energy sources, such as biomass energy, may or may not contribute to reducing environmental stress. This study investigates biomass energy consumption and environmental pollution in BRIGS countries by applying the generalized system method of moment (GMM) model for empirical estimation from 1992 to 2013. The results show that biomass energy consumption behaves as a clean energy source in reducing environmental pollution. The study also found support for the presence of an N-shaped relationship between income and pollution and found that trade openness is the only factor that contributes to pollution in BRICS countries. These results can assist policymakers in considering biomass energy as a clean source of energy in the effort to achieve both energy security and environmental sustainability. (C) 2019 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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页码：1075 / 1083
页数：9
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