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Effect of battery electric vehicles on greenhouse gas emissions in 29 European Union Countries

This analysis explored the effect of battery electric vehicles (BEVs) on greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs) in a panel of twenty-nine countries from the European Union (EU) from 2010 to 2020. The method of moments quantile regression (MM-QR) was used, and the ordinary least squares with fixed effects (...

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Main Authors: Fuinhas, Jose Alberto, Koengkan, Matheus, Leitao, Nuno Carlos, Nwani, Chinazaekpere, Uzuner, Gizem, Dehdar, Fatemeh, Relva, Stefania, Peyerl, Drielli
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Published: MDPI 2021
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GE Environmental Sciences
T Technology (General)
TD Environmental technology. Sanitary engineering
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spelling my.um.eprints.338772022-07-22T07:37:51Z http://eprints.um.edu.my/33877/ Effect of battery electric vehicles on greenhouse gas emissions in 29 European Union Countries Fuinhas, Jose Alberto Koengkan, Matheus Leitao, Nuno Carlos Nwani, Chinazaekpere Uzuner, Gizem Dehdar, Fatemeh Relva, Stefania Peyerl, Drielli GE Environmental Sciences T Technology (General) TD Environmental technology. Sanitary engineering This analysis explored the effect of battery electric vehicles (BEVs) on greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs) in a panel of twenty-nine countries from the European Union (EU) from 2010 to 2020. The method of moments quantile regression (MM-QR) was used, and the ordinary least squares with fixed effects (OLSfe) was used to verify the robustness of the results. The MM-QR support that in all three quantiles, economic growth causes a positive impact on GHGs. In the 50th and 75th quantiles, energy consumption causes a positive effect on GHGs. BEVs in the 25th, 50th, and 75th quantiles have a negative impact on GHGs. The OLSfe reveals that economic growth has a negative effect on GHGs, which contradicts the results from MM-QR. Energy consumption positively impacts GHGs. BEVs negatively impacts GHGs. Although the EU has supported a more sustainable transport system, accelerating the adoption of BEVs still requires effective political planning to achieve net-zero emissions. Thus, BEVs are an important technology to reduce GHGs to achieve the EU targets of decarbonising the energy sector. This research topic can open policy discussion between industry, government, and researchers, towards ensuring that BEVs provide a climate change mitigation pathway in the EU region. MDPI 2021-12 Article PeerReviewed Fuinhas, Jose Alberto and Koengkan, Matheus and Leitao, Nuno Carlos and Nwani, Chinazaekpere and Uzuner, Gizem and Dehdar, Fatemeh and Relva, Stefania and Peyerl, Drielli (2021) Effect of battery electric vehicles on greenhouse gas emissions in 29 European Union Countries. Sustainability, 13 (24). ISSN 2071-1050, DOI https://doi.org/10.3390/su132413611 <https://doi.org/10.3390/su132413611>. 10.3390/su132413611
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topic GE Environmental Sciences
T Technology (General)
TD Environmental technology. Sanitary engineering
spellingShingle GE Environmental Sciences
T Technology (General)
TD Environmental technology. Sanitary engineering
Fuinhas, Jose Alberto
Koengkan, Matheus
Leitao, Nuno Carlos
Nwani, Chinazaekpere
Uzuner, Gizem
Dehdar, Fatemeh
Relva, Stefania
Peyerl, Drielli
Effect of battery electric vehicles on greenhouse gas emissions in 29 European Union Countries
description This analysis explored the effect of battery electric vehicles (BEVs) on greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs) in a panel of twenty-nine countries from the European Union (EU) from 2010 to 2020. The method of moments quantile regression (MM-QR) was used, and the ordinary least squares with fixed effects (OLSfe) was used to verify the robustness of the results. The MM-QR support that in all three quantiles, economic growth causes a positive impact on GHGs. In the 50th and 75th quantiles, energy consumption causes a positive effect on GHGs. BEVs in the 25th, 50th, and 75th quantiles have a negative impact on GHGs. The OLSfe reveals that economic growth has a negative effect on GHGs, which contradicts the results from MM-QR. Energy consumption positively impacts GHGs. BEVs negatively impacts GHGs. Although the EU has supported a more sustainable transport system, accelerating the adoption of BEVs still requires effective political planning to achieve net-zero emissions. Thus, BEVs are an important technology to reduce GHGs to achieve the EU targets of decarbonising the energy sector. This research topic can open policy discussion between industry, government, and researchers, towards ensuring that BEVs provide a climate change mitigation pathway in the EU region.
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author Fuinhas, Jose Alberto
Koengkan, Matheus
Leitao, Nuno Carlos
Nwani, Chinazaekpere
Uzuner, Gizem
Dehdar, Fatemeh
Relva, Stefania
Peyerl, Drielli
author_facet Fuinhas, Jose Alberto
Koengkan, Matheus
Leitao, Nuno Carlos
Nwani, Chinazaekpere
Uzuner, Gizem
Dehdar, Fatemeh
Relva, Stefania
Peyerl, Drielli
author_sort Fuinhas, Jose Alberto
title Effect of battery electric vehicles on greenhouse gas emissions in 29 European Union Countries
title_short Effect of battery electric vehicles on greenhouse gas emissions in 29 European Union Countries
title_full Effect of battery electric vehicles on greenhouse gas emissions in 29 European Union Countries
title_fullStr Effect of battery electric vehicles on greenhouse gas emissions in 29 European Union Countries
title_full_unstemmed Effect of battery electric vehicles on greenhouse gas emissions in 29 European Union Countries
title_sort effect of battery electric vehicles on greenhouse gas emissions in 29 european union countries
publisher MDPI
publishDate 2021
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