Modeling the Consumption of Main Fossil Fuels in Greenhouse Gas Emissions in European Countries, Considering Gross Domestic Product and Population
Poland ranks among the leading European countries in terms of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Many European countries have higher emissions per capita than the EU average. This research aimed to quantify the complex relationships between the consumption variables of the main fossil fuels, accounting...
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| author | Alicja Kolasa-Więcek Agnieszka A. Pilarska Małgorzata Wzorek Dariusz Suszanowicz Piotr Boniecki |
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| description | Poland ranks among the leading European countries in terms of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Many European countries have higher emissions per capita than the EU average. This research aimed to quantify the complex relationships between the consumption variables of the main fossil fuels, accounting for economic indicators such as population and gross domestic product (GDP) in relation to GHG emissions. This research attempted to find similarities in the group of 16 analyzed European countries. The hypothesis of an inverted U-shaped environmental Kuznets curve (EKC) was tested. The resulting multiple regression models showed similarities in one group of countries, namely Poland, Germany, the Czech Republic, Austria and Slovakia, in which most of the variables related to the consumption of fossil fuels, including HC and BC simultaneously, are statistically significant. The HC variable is also significant in Denmark, Estonia, the Netherlands, Finland and Bulgaria, and BC is also significant in Lithuania, Greece and Belgium. Moreover, results from Ireland, the Netherlands, and Belgium indicate a negative impact of population on GHG emissions, and in the case of Germany, the hypothesis of an environmental Kuznets curve can be accepted. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-3806e3362a35484fb7b3734b04bc65992023-12-08T15:15:12ZengMDPI AGEnergies1996-10732023-12-011623790610.3390/en16237906Modeling the Consumption of Main Fossil Fuels in Greenhouse Gas Emissions in European Countries, Considering Gross Domestic Product and PopulationAlicja Kolasa-Więcek0Agnieszka A. Pilarska1Małgorzata Wzorek2Dariusz Suszanowicz3Piotr Boniecki4Institute of Environmental Engineering and Biotechnology, Faculty of Natural Sciences and Technology, University of Opole, St. Kominka 6, 46-020 Opole, PolandDepartment of Hydraulic and Sanitary Engineering, Poznań University of Life Sciences, St. Piątkowska 94A, 60-649 Poznan, PolandDepartment of Process and Environmental Engineering, Opole University of Technology, St. Mikołajczyka 5, 46-271 Opole, PolandInstitute of Environmental Engineering and Biotechnology, Faculty of Natural Sciences and Technology, University of Opole, St. Kominka 6, 46-020 Opole, PolandDepartment of Biosystems Engineering, Poznań University of Life Sciences, Wojska Polskiego 50, 60-627 Poznan, PolandPoland ranks among the leading European countries in terms of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Many European countries have higher emissions per capita than the EU average. This research aimed to quantify the complex relationships between the consumption variables of the main fossil fuels, accounting for economic indicators such as population and gross domestic product (GDP) in relation to GHG emissions. This research attempted to find similarities in the group of 16 analyzed European countries. The hypothesis of an inverted U-shaped environmental Kuznets curve (EKC) was tested. The resulting multiple regression models showed similarities in one group of countries, namely Poland, Germany, the Czech Republic, Austria and Slovakia, in which most of the variables related to the consumption of fossil fuels, including HC and BC simultaneously, are statistically significant. The HC variable is also significant in Denmark, Estonia, the Netherlands, Finland and Bulgaria, and BC is also significant in Lithuania, Greece and Belgium. Moreover, results from Ireland, the Netherlands, and Belgium indicate a negative impact of population on GHG emissions, and in the case of Germany, the hypothesis of an environmental Kuznets curve can be accepted.https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/16/23/7906GHG emissionfossil fuelGDPenvironmental Kuznets curvemultiple regressionEU |
| spellingShingle | Alicja Kolasa-Więcek Agnieszka A. Pilarska Małgorzata Wzorek Dariusz Suszanowicz Piotr Boniecki Modeling the Consumption of Main Fossil Fuels in Greenhouse Gas Emissions in European Countries, Considering Gross Domestic Product and Population Energies GHG emission fossil fuel GDP environmental Kuznets curve multiple regression EU |
| title | Modeling the Consumption of Main Fossil Fuels in Greenhouse Gas Emissions in European Countries, Considering Gross Domestic Product and Population |
| title_full | Modeling the Consumption of Main Fossil Fuels in Greenhouse Gas Emissions in European Countries, Considering Gross Domestic Product and Population |
| title_fullStr | Modeling the Consumption of Main Fossil Fuels in Greenhouse Gas Emissions in European Countries, Considering Gross Domestic Product and Population |
| title_full_unstemmed | Modeling the Consumption of Main Fossil Fuels in Greenhouse Gas Emissions in European Countries, Considering Gross Domestic Product and Population |
| title_short | Modeling the Consumption of Main Fossil Fuels in Greenhouse Gas Emissions in European Countries, Considering Gross Domestic Product and Population |
| title_sort | modeling the consumption of main fossil fuels in greenhouse gas emissions in european countries considering gross domestic product and population |
| topic | GHG emission fossil fuel GDP environmental Kuznets curve multiple regression EU |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/16/23/7906 |
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