The Impact of COVID-19 Outbreak on CO 2 Emissions in the Ten Countries with the Highest Carbon Dioxide Emissions.

Autor: Ronaghi M; Department of Agricultural Food and Resource Economics, Michigan State University, East Lansing, USA., Scorsone E; Department of Agricultural Food and Resource Economics, Michigan State University, East Lansing, USA.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Journal of environmental and public health [J Environ Public Health] 2023 Jun 13; Vol. 2023, pp. 4605206. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Jun 13 (Print Publication: 2023).
DOI: 10.1155/2023/4605206
Abstrakt: The environmental pollution during the COVID-19 crisis has declined dramatically due to quarantines that have severely reduced transport and industry but has had little effect on the steady rise in CO 2 concentrations in the atmosphere. Through the Paris Agreement, countries are working to reduce the emissions of these pollutants, for example, by burning fossil fuels. These greenhouse gases trap heat near the earth's surface and raise the temperature. This global warming threatens global food resources. In times of corona crisis and environmental pollution, especially in countries with the highest CO 2 emissions, governance is a key factor that explains the poor economic, social, and environmental performance of many countries. Governance plays an important role in controlling these crises. In this study, the World Bank's governance indicators have been used to examine the relationship between governance and economic performance and its impact on CO 2 emissions during the COVID-19 outbreak period. Also, the Tobit panel model with a limited-dependent model from 2011 to 2020 has been used. Several economic factors and governance variables are also considered. Given the negative relationship between governance and CO 2 emissions during the COVID-19 outbreak, the role of governance in reducing environmental pollution is emphasized, and it is shown that policymakers can take appropriate measures by implementing good governance and enforcing the right laws to control the corona epidemic and also reduce carbon emissions in the long run.
Competing Interests: The authors declare that they have no conflicts of interest.
(Copyright © 2023 Marzieh Ronaghi and Eric Scorsone.)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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