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1. Regional effects of the renewable energy components on CO2 emissions of Asia-Pacific countries

Author

Man-Wen Tian, Shu-Rong Yan, Mahnaz Mamghaderi, Mohsen Khezri, Muhaamad Sharif Karimi, and Yousaf Ali Khan

Subjects
History, Fossil Fuels, Polymers and Plastics, Economics, Natural resource economics, Social Sciences, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, Gross domestic product, Business sector, Per capita, spacial econometrics, Hydropower, Wind Power, Multidisciplinary, Geography, Geothermal energy, Agriculture, Agricultural Methods, Pollution, Renewable energy, Chemistry, Mathematical Economics, Transparency (graphic), Physical Sciences, Sunlight, Engineering and Technology, Medicine, Alternative Energy, Economic Development, Research Article, Asia, Climate Change, Science, Environment, CO2 emissions, Human Geography, Sustainability Science, Urban Geography, Ozone, Air Pollution, Urbanization, Econometrics, Renewable Energy, Business and International Management, Atmosphere, business.industry, Asia-Pacific, Ecology and Environmental Sciences, Chemical Compounds, Biology and Life Sciences, Carbon Dioxide, Economic Analysis, Sustainable Agriculture, Energy and Power, Cross-Sectional Studies, Earth Sciences, business, Mathematics
Abstract

This paper utilizes spatial econometric reenactments to examine the geographic effects of different types of environmentally friendly power on corban discharges. The example covers 31 nations in the Asia-Pacific district during the time frame 2000 to 2018. The spatial connection in the model was affirmed by symptomatic testing, and the spatial Durbin model was picked as the last model. Results show that Gross domestic product per capita, receptiveness to business sectors, unfamiliar direct venture, energy force, and urbanization critically affect CO2 emanations. In correlation, just wind and sunlight-based energy have added to a generous abatement in ozone harming substance emanations in nations over the long run. In contrast, hydropower, bioenergy, and geothermal energy discoveries have been irrelevant. A cross-sectional examination worldview delineated that nations with more elevated sunlight-based energy yield have higher CO2 outflows, while nations with lower levels have lower CO2 emanations. The presence of spatial impacts in the model gave off an impression of the negative consequences for homegrown CO2 outflows of Gross domestic product per capita and exchange transparency of adjoining nations. Furthermore, energy power and higher creation of sustainable power in adjoining nations will prompt lower homegrown CO2 outflows.

Published
2022
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2. Green returns to education: Does education affect pro-environmental attitudes and behaviors in China?

Author

Qi Wang, Geng Niu, Xu Gan, and Qiaoling Cai

Subjects
China, Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice, Asia, Economics, Climate Change, Health Status, Science, Health Behavior, Economics of Training and Education, Social Sciences, Environment, Research and Analysis Methods, Instrumental Variable Analysis, Education, Geographical Locations, Mathematical and Statistical Techniques, Sociology, Psychological Attitudes, Surveys and Questionnaires, Medicine and Health Sciences, Humans, Psychology, Public and Occupational Health, Statistical Methods, Educational Attainment, Human Capital, Behavior, Multidisciplinary, Schools, Statistics, Reproducibility of Results, Biology and Life Sciences, Knowledge, Attitude, Socioeconomic Factors, People and Places, Physical Sciences, Educational Status, Regression Analysis, Medicine, Behavioral and Social Aspects of Health, Mathematics, Research Article
Abstract

Using microdata from the Chinese General Social Survey (CGSS 2010), this paper investigates whether there are green returns to education in China, where educational attainment promotes pro-environmental attitudes and behaviors. We establish causality by exploiting the exogenous variation induced by the implementation of the Compulsory Schooling Law (CSL) in China. We find evidence that educational attainment is associated with higher levels of pro-environmental attitudes and behaviors, and these estimates are robust to various robustness checks. Further analysis reveals that the acquisition of environmental knowledge is the channel that drives the effect of education on pro-environmental attitudes and behaviors. Finally, the effects of education are heterogeneous across individuals.

Published
2022