The spillover impacts of urbanization and energy usage on CO emissions: A regional analysis in the United States
This study endeavors to identify how urbanization and energy factors (use, prices, and policies) have influenced CO 2 emission patterns per capita among the 48 U.S. states and the District of Columbia from 2000 to 2015. To examine interconnections between state-level emissions, three different spati...
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| description | This study endeavors to identify how urbanization and energy factors (use, prices, and policies) have influenced CO 2 emission patterns per capita among the 48 U.S. states and the District of Columbia from 2000 to 2015. To examine interconnections between state-level emissions, three different spatial panel data models are estimated: the spatial autoregressive model, spatial error model, and the spatial Durbin model models. This study makes contributions to the literature by applying a spatial panel data approach and including policies on urbanization and renewable standards. Urbanization is found to have a statistically significant, negative direct effect on emissions, yet a negative spillover effect such that a 1.0% increase in state i's urbanization level leads to a 0.30% decrease in its own state's emissions, but a 0.012% increase in an adjacent state j's emissions. Although state-level emissions are increased by higher energy use and coal consumption, both energy prices and renewable portfolio standards decrease emissions both within their own and adjacent states. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-516d0b2daf3643b3aba34140552939412023-06-26T21:34:27ZengSAGE PublishingEnergy Exploration & Exploitation0144-59872048-40542023-07-014110.1177/01445987231158145The spillover impacts of urbanization and energy usage on CO emissions: A regional analysis in the United StatesMousa TawfeeqThis study endeavors to identify how urbanization and energy factors (use, prices, and policies) have influenced CO 2 emission patterns per capita among the 48 U.S. states and the District of Columbia from 2000 to 2015. To examine interconnections between state-level emissions, three different spatial panel data models are estimated: the spatial autoregressive model, spatial error model, and the spatial Durbin model models. This study makes contributions to the literature by applying a spatial panel data approach and including policies on urbanization and renewable standards. Urbanization is found to have a statistically significant, negative direct effect on emissions, yet a negative spillover effect such that a 1.0% increase in state i's urbanization level leads to a 0.30% decrease in its own state's emissions, but a 0.012% increase in an adjacent state j's emissions. Although state-level emissions are increased by higher energy use and coal consumption, both energy prices and renewable portfolio standards decrease emissions both within their own and adjacent states.https://doi.org/10.1177/01445987231158145 |
| spellingShingle | Mousa Tawfeeq The spillover impacts of urbanization and energy usage on CO emissions: A regional analysis in the United States Energy Exploration & Exploitation |
| title | The spillover impacts of urbanization and energy usage on CO emissions: A regional analysis in the United States |
| title_full | The spillover impacts of urbanization and energy usage on CO emissions: A regional analysis in the United States |
| title_fullStr | The spillover impacts of urbanization and energy usage on CO emissions: A regional analysis in the United States |
| title_full_unstemmed | The spillover impacts of urbanization and energy usage on CO emissions: A regional analysis in the United States |
| title_short | The spillover impacts of urbanization and energy usage on CO emissions: A regional analysis in the United States |
| title_sort | spillover impacts of urbanization and energy usage on co emissions a regional analysis in the united states |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1177/01445987231158145 |
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