IDEAS home Printed from https://ideas.repec.org/a/ren/journl/v16y2024i3p343-370.html
   My bibliography  Save this article

Cross-country distribution dynamics of carbon emissions and intensity: Before and after the global financial crisis

Author

Listed:
  • Yigang Wei

    ("Beihang University and Beijing Key Laboratory of Emergency Support Simulation Technologies for City Operation, Beijing, China")

  • Michal Wojewodzki

    (The Hang Seng University of Hong Kong)

  • Tsun Se Cheong

    (Hang Seng University of Hong Kong)

  • Xunpeng Shi

    (University of Technology Sydney)

Abstract

"Our study employs the distribution dynamics approach to uncover transition probabilities and the long-term evolution of relative per capita carbon emissions (REPC) and relative carbon intensity (REPGDP) across 204 countries. We split the period of analysis into pre-crisis (2000-2007), and post-crisis (2007-2016) and divided countries into four income groups. The results indicate the emergence of new convergence clubs post-crisis in both REPC and REPGDP. On the one hand, the majority (many) of the low- (high) income countries congregate to extremely low (above the global average) REPC levels in the long run. On the other hand, most of the upper-medium- (high) income economies cluster around REPGDP levels far above (below) the global average. Finally, using mobility probability plots, we identify above-average carbon emitters with the highest probabilities of diverging further above the global average in the coming years. The study delivers nascent evidence supporting the usefulness of the MPP display tool in clarifying the positions and responsibilities of specific countries in future agreements on climate change. The results support the argument for using both measures of carbon emissions as a suite of future multilateral climate negotiations and policies."

Suggested Citation

  • Yigang Wei & Michal Wojewodzki & Tsun Se Cheong & Xunpeng Shi, 2024. "Cross-country distribution dynamics of carbon emissions and intensity: Before and after the global financial crisis," Review of Economic Analysis, Digital Initiatives at the University of Waterloo Library, vol. 16(3), pages 343-370, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:ren:journl:v:16:y:2024:i:3:p:343-370
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.15353/rea.v16i3.5332
    as

    Download full text from publisher

    File URL: https://openjournals.uwaterloo.ca/index.php/rofea/article/view/5332/6004
    Download Restriction: no
    File URL: https://libkey.io/https://doi.org/10.15353/rea.v16i3.5332?utm_source=ideas
    LibKey link: if access is restricted and if your library uses this service, LibKey will redirect you to where you can use your library subscription to access this item
    ---><---

    More about this item

    Keywords

    Carbon emissions; Global financial crisis; Distribution dynamics; Convergence clubs; Income levels;
    All these keywords.

    JEL classification:

    • C14 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Econometric and Statistical Methods and Methodology: General - - - Semiparametric and Nonparametric Methods: General
    • G01 - Financial Economics - - General - - - Financial Crises
    • O13 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - Agriculture; Natural Resources; Environment; Other Primary Products
    • Q54 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Environmental Economics - - - Climate; Natural Disasters and their Management; Global Warming

    Statistics

    Access and download statistics

    Corrections

    All material on this site has been provided by the respective publishers and authors. You can help correct errors and omissions. When requesting a correction, please mention this item's handle: RePEc:ren:journl:v:16:y:2024:i:3:p:343-370. See general information about how to correct material in RePEc.

    If you have authored this item and are not yet registered with RePEc, we encourage you to do it here. This allows to link your profile to this item. It also allows you to accept potential citations to this item that we are uncertain about.

    We have no bibliographic references for this item. You can help adding them by using this form .

    If you know of missing items citing this one, you can help us creating those links by adding the relevant references in the same way as above, for each refering item. If you are a registered author of this item, you may also want to check the "citations" tab in your RePEc Author Service profile, as there may be some citations waiting for confirmation.

    For technical questions regarding this item, or to correct its authors, title, abstract, bibliographic or download information, contact: Dr. Jerzy (Jurek) Konieczny (email available below). General contact details of provider: http://www.rcfea.org/ .

    Please note that corrections may take a couple of weeks to filter through the various RePEc services.

    IDEAS is a RePEc service. RePEc uses bibliographic data supplied by the respective publishers.