Aug 2026· Proceedings of the International Conference on Rural Development and Entrepreneurship (ICORE)· Vol 8, pp. 1029-1040· 0 citations· 16 references
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This research investigates the macroeconomic determinants of CO₂ emissions in the ASEAN-10 region, analyzing the tension between rapid economic expansion, energy consumption, and demographic shifts. Utilizing a balanced panel dataset (2000-2022) comprising 230 observations, the research employs a Panel Estimated Generalized Least Squares (EGLS) approach with Cross-Section Weights and Fixed Effects to control for cross-country heterogeneity, heteroskedasticity, and first-order serial correlation. The log-log econometric estimation reveals that energy consumption exhibits an elastic, highly disproportionate impact on emissions (β=1.37), highlighting a severe regional "carbon lock-in." Economic growth remains fundamentally coupled with environmental degradation (β =0.52), firmly positioning ASEAN on the ascending limb of the Environmental Kuznets Curve (EKC). Conversely, population density exerts a significant mitigating effect (β =-0.69) on per capita emissions, providing robust empirical support for agglomeration economies and the "Compact City" hypothesis. The findings urgently call for structural policy shifts in ASEAN, moving beyond mere energy efficiency towards aggressive decarbonization of the primary energy mix and investments in high-density, green urban infrastructure.
This paper investigates the relationship between non-renewable energy consumption, globalization and carbon emissions under the Environmental Kuznets Curve (EKC) hypothesis, based on the observations of ASEAN economies between 1990 and 2023, which are unbalanced panel data. A panel cointegration analysis is used to exp...
Anum Gul Faraz, S. Shaheen, Bushra Jamil· The social science· 0 citations
This study examines the socioeconomic, institutional, technological, and behavioral determinants of carbon dioxide (CO
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) emissions across the G7 countries over the period 2011–2024. Specifically, it investigates how self‐reported life satisfaction (SRLS), human development (HDI), total factor productivity (TFP)...
Muhammad Khizar Saeed, Abdulateif A. Almulhim, Abdullah A. Aljughaiman· Sustainable Development· 0 citations
This study investigates the determinants of economic growth by comparing advanced (G7) and emerging (E7) economies over the period 1995–2023. Employing the Method of Moments Quantile Regression (MM-QR), the research captures distributional heterogeneity that conventional mean-based estimators often overlook. The an...
F. Sekmen, Erick Okoth, H. Gökırmak· Acta Oeconomica· 0 citations
Extending the stochastic STIRPAT framework, this study investigates the impacts of institutional quality, technological progress, and natural resource dependency on CO2 emissions across the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) from 1995 to 2021. Econometrically, the framework integrates a multi-estimator matrix comprising FM...
E. Amer, Xiu-Wu Zhang· Sustainability· 0 citations
Recent study analyzes the impact of environmental policy on CO₂ emissions in Pakistan, Bangladesh, India and Sri Lanka for 2000–2024 using an extended version of the Environmental Kuznets Curve (EKC) model. This analysis is about whether environmental taxation is effective in reducing environmental degradation, but al...
Hassan Taj, Ehtsham Ul Haq Raja, Bushra Kanwal et al.· The social science· 0 citations
The exploration of sustainability in the context of the dynamic linkage between macroeconomic conditions and carbon emissions (CO
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e) across SAARC nations reveals critical insights into how economic activities influence environmental outcomes. This study utilizes real gross domestic product (RGDP), foreign direct...
