Low Carbon Energy Transitions in the Nordic Countries: Evidence from the Environmental Kuznets Curve
Low carbon energy transitions are important to mitigate climate change, reduce air pollution, and reduce fossil fuel resource depletion. The Nordic countries (Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden) are seen as leaders in low carbon energy transitions. This paper provides a comparative data analy...
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fttriple:oai:gotriple.eu:10670/1.mwf1s0 2023-05-15T16:45:44+02:00 Low Carbon Energy Transitions in the Nordic Countries: Evidence from the Environmental Kuznets Curve Urban, Frauke Nordensvärd, Johan 2018-08-23 https://eprints.soas.ac.uk/26569/1/energies-11-02209.pdf en eng MDPI Urban, Frauke and Nordensvärd, Johan (2018) 'Low Carbon Energy Transitions in the Nordic Countries: Evidence from the Environmental Kuznets Curve.' Energies, 11 (9). 10670/1.mwf1s0 https://eprints.soas.ac.uk/26569/1/energies-11-02209.pdf lic_creative-commons SOAS Research Online - Articles envir geo Journal Article https://vocabularies.coar-repositories.org/resource_types/c_6501/ 2018 fttriple 2023-01-22T17:56:27Z Low carbon energy transitions are important to mitigate climate change, reduce air pollution, and reduce fossil fuel resource depletion. The Nordic countries (Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden) are seen as leaders in low carbon energy transitions. This paper provides a comparative data analysis of low carbon energy transitions in the Nordic countries from the 1960s to 2015, and assesses evidence of the Environmental Kuznets Curve (EKC). The paper finds that the EKC has been observed in Denmark, Iceland, and Sweden in terms of total CO2 emissions, but not in Norway and Finland. For per capita CO2 emissions, there is evidence for the EKC in Denmark, Finland, Iceland, and Sweden, but not for Norway. For energy use per capita, the EKC is only observed for Denmark, while improvements are needed for the other countries. Norway is an outlier, in comparison with the other Nordic countries, hence the country should implement more stringent climate change mitigation policies to reduce its emissions. Overall, the research suggests that the Nordic countries, particularly Denmark, Iceland, and Sweden, can provide valuable lessons for national, regional, and global low carbon energy transitions. Article in Journal/Newspaper Iceland Unknown Norway |
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Low carbon energy transitions are important to mitigate climate change, reduce air pollution, and reduce fossil fuel resource depletion. The Nordic countries (Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden) are seen as leaders in low carbon energy transitions. This paper provides a comparative data analysis of low carbon energy transitions in the Nordic countries from the 1960s to 2015, and assesses evidence of the Environmental Kuznets Curve (EKC). The paper finds that the EKC has been observed in Denmark, Iceland, and Sweden in terms of total CO2 emissions, but not in Norway and Finland. For per capita CO2 emissions, there is evidence for the EKC in Denmark, Finland, Iceland, and Sweden, but not for Norway. For energy use per capita, the EKC is only observed for Denmark, while improvements are needed for the other countries. Norway is an outlier, in comparison with the other Nordic countries, hence the country should implement more stringent climate change mitigation policies to reduce its emissions. Overall, the research suggests that the Nordic countries, particularly Denmark, Iceland, and Sweden, can provide valuable lessons for national, regional, and global low carbon energy transitions. |
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Low Carbon Energy Transitions in the Nordic Countries: Evidence from the Environmental Kuznets Curve |
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Low Carbon Energy Transitions in the Nordic Countries: Evidence from the Environmental Kuznets Curve |
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Low Carbon Energy Transitions in the Nordic Countries: Evidence from the Environmental Kuznets Curve |
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Low Carbon Energy Transitions in the Nordic Countries: Evidence from the Environmental Kuznets Curve |
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Low Carbon Energy Transitions in the Nordic Countries: Evidence from the Environmental Kuznets Curve |
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low carbon energy transitions in the nordic countries: evidence from the environmental kuznets curve |
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Urban, Frauke and Nordensvärd, Johan (2018) 'Low Carbon Energy Transitions in the Nordic Countries: Evidence from the Environmental Kuznets Curve.' Energies, 11 (9). 10670/1.mwf1s0 https://eprints.soas.ac.uk/26569/1/energies-11-02209.pdf |
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