CO2 Emissions and The Transport Sector in Malaysia
Transport is an essential infrastructure for development. With its high share of gross domestic product (GDP), it makes a significant contribution to total CO2 emissions in Malaysia. It is therefore important to pay greater attention to reducing CO2 emissions and sustainable development in this sect...
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| description | Transport is an essential infrastructure for development. With its high share of gross domestic product (GDP), it makes a significant contribution to total CO2 emissions in Malaysia. It is therefore important to pay greater attention to reducing CO2 emissions and sustainable development in this sector. Therefore, this study aims at estimating the relationship between transport CO2 emissions and its key drivers using the Autoregressive Distributed Lag (ARDL) technique. The time period covered by the study extends from 1978 to 2018. It further investigates the response of CO2 emissions to shocks in the value of other variables by employing the generalized impulse response approach. The results suggest that urbanization is the major contributor to the increase in CO2 emissions followed by the carbon intensity of energy in the long-run. Carbon intensity of energy, GDP per transport worker and urbanization contribute significantly to increases in transport CO2 emissions in the short- and long-run. Testing the Environmental Kuznets Curve (EKC) hypothesis recommends that Malaysia continue to be on track to reach the highest level of income and welfare to give pay more attention to the environment. Therefore, the country maintains its CO2 emissions level in the future because of economic development. Therefore, these findings show that energy and environmental policymakers need to pay more attention to improving energy efficiency and the use of low-carbon technologies and electrification in the transport sector and the use of high-quality public transport, particularly in urban areas, for sustainable urban development. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-ee3297a303094c85b6d4e5947fc5c0782022-12-21T21:19:26ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Environmental Science2296-665X2022-01-01910.3389/fenvs.2021.774164774164CO2 Emissions and The Transport Sector in MalaysiaSaeed SolaymaniTransport is an essential infrastructure for development. With its high share of gross domestic product (GDP), it makes a significant contribution to total CO2 emissions in Malaysia. It is therefore important to pay greater attention to reducing CO2 emissions and sustainable development in this sector. Therefore, this study aims at estimating the relationship between transport CO2 emissions and its key drivers using the Autoregressive Distributed Lag (ARDL) technique. The time period covered by the study extends from 1978 to 2018. It further investigates the response of CO2 emissions to shocks in the value of other variables by employing the generalized impulse response approach. The results suggest that urbanization is the major contributor to the increase in CO2 emissions followed by the carbon intensity of energy in the long-run. Carbon intensity of energy, GDP per transport worker and urbanization contribute significantly to increases in transport CO2 emissions in the short- and long-run. Testing the Environmental Kuznets Curve (EKC) hypothesis recommends that Malaysia continue to be on track to reach the highest level of income and welfare to give pay more attention to the environment. Therefore, the country maintains its CO2 emissions level in the future because of economic development. Therefore, these findings show that energy and environmental policymakers need to pay more attention to improving energy efficiency and the use of low-carbon technologies and electrification in the transport sector and the use of high-quality public transport, particularly in urban areas, for sustainable urban development.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fenvs.2021.774164/fulltransport CO2 emissionsenergy intensityurbanizationARDLimpulse responseEnvironmental Kuznets Curve |
| spellingShingle | Saeed Solaymani CO2 Emissions and The Transport Sector in Malaysia Frontiers in Environmental Science transport CO2 emissions energy intensity urbanization ARDL impulse response Environmental Kuznets Curve |
| title | CO2 Emissions and The Transport Sector in Malaysia |
| title_full | CO2 Emissions and The Transport Sector in Malaysia |
| title_fullStr | CO2 Emissions and The Transport Sector in Malaysia |
| title_full_unstemmed | CO2 Emissions and The Transport Sector in Malaysia |
| title_short | CO2 Emissions and The Transport Sector in Malaysia |
| title_sort | co2 emissions and the transport sector in malaysia |
| topic | transport CO2 emissions energy intensity urbanization ARDL impulse response Environmental Kuznets Curve |
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