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Determinants of CO2 emissions: evidence from Asia and the Pacific region

Asia and the Pacific region cover the countries situated in East Asia, South Asia and the Pacific islands are the fastest growing economic region and the source of global greenhouse gas emissions. It is understood the dilemma facing by the governments across this region their need to balance between...

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Main Authors: Jalil, Siti Ayu, Habibullah, Muzafar Shah, Ismail, Normaz Wana, Mohd Noor, Zaleha
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Published: Faculty of Economics and Management, Universiti Putra Malaysia 2012
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spelling my.upm.eprints.512372017-04-03T06:00:45Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/51237/ Determinants of CO2 emissions: evidence from Asia and the Pacific region Jalil, Siti Ayu Habibullah, Muzafar Shah Ismail, Normaz Wana Mohd Noor, Zaleha Asia and the Pacific region cover the countries situated in East Asia, South Asia and the Pacific islands are the fastest growing economic region and the source of global greenhouse gas emissions. It is understood the dilemma facing by the governments across this region their need to balance between boosting economic growth to eradicate poverty while simultaneously controlling the increased in carbon emissions. This study attempts to investigate the factors contributing to the high growth of per capita CO2 emissions within 32 countries in this region for the period of 1971-2009. It is indeed crucial to search for the roots of the problem before embarking any policy instruments. Employing the GMM estimations method to investigate the eight socioeconomic determinants of CO2 emissions in the context of a panel framework would help to control for individual heterogeneity and consequently remove the risks of biased results. Out of the eight factors, GDP per capita, energy usage and energy consumption from fossil fuel have proven to be the crucial factors though FDI and agriculture production do have a significant impact on per capita CO2 emissions. However urbanization, industrial production and education show insignificant results. Faculty of Economics and Management, Universiti Putra Malaysia 2012 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/51237/1/12-8.pdf Jalil, Siti Ayu and Habibullah, Muzafar Shah and Ismail, Normaz Wana and Mohd Noor, Zaleha (2012) Determinants of CO2 emissions: evidence from Asia and the Pacific region. In: National Research & Innovation Conference for Graduate Students in Social Sciences (GS-NRIC 2012), 7-9 Dec. 2012, Mahkota Hotel, Melaka. (pp. 225-235).
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description Asia and the Pacific region cover the countries situated in East Asia, South Asia and the Pacific islands are the fastest growing economic region and the source of global greenhouse gas emissions. It is understood the dilemma facing by the governments across this region their need to balance between boosting economic growth to eradicate poverty while simultaneously controlling the increased in carbon emissions. This study attempts to investigate the factors contributing to the high growth of per capita CO2 emissions within 32 countries in this region for the period of 1971-2009. It is indeed crucial to search for the roots of the problem before embarking any policy instruments. Employing the GMM estimations method to investigate the eight socioeconomic determinants of CO2 emissions in the context of a panel framework would help to control for individual heterogeneity and consequently remove the risks of biased results. Out of the eight factors, GDP per capita, energy usage and energy consumption from fossil fuel have proven to be the crucial factors though FDI and agriculture production do have a significant impact on per capita CO2 emissions. However urbanization, industrial production and education show insignificant results.
format Conference or Workshop Item
author Jalil, Siti Ayu
Habibullah, Muzafar Shah
Ismail, Normaz Wana
Mohd Noor, Zaleha
spellingShingle Jalil, Siti Ayu
Habibullah, Muzafar Shah
Ismail, Normaz Wana
Mohd Noor, Zaleha
Determinants of CO2 emissions: evidence from Asia and the Pacific region
author_facet Jalil, Siti Ayu
Habibullah, Muzafar Shah
Ismail, Normaz Wana
Mohd Noor, Zaleha
author_sort Jalil, Siti Ayu
title Determinants of CO2 emissions: evidence from Asia and the Pacific region
title_short Determinants of CO2 emissions: evidence from Asia and the Pacific region
title_full Determinants of CO2 emissions: evidence from Asia and the Pacific region
title_fullStr Determinants of CO2 emissions: evidence from Asia and the Pacific region
title_full_unstemmed Determinants of CO2 emissions: evidence from Asia and the Pacific region
title_sort determinants of co2 emissions: evidence from asia and the pacific region
publisher Faculty of Economics and Management, Universiti Putra Malaysia
publishDate 2012
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/51237/1/12-8.pdf
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