A Sustainable Future: Economic Decoupling, Democracy, and the Kyoto Protocol
(2023) NEKH03 20231Department of Economics
- Abstract
- This thesis aims to analyze the relationship between growth in CO2 per capita and growth in GDP per capita and whether they can grow in different directions- a concept referred to as eco-economic decoupling. By using the latest data and an extensive dataset with econometric analysis techniques, the thesis shows that while there currently is no absolute decoupling - global, economy-wide, and durable - relative decoupling can be observed in 58 countries. The thesis also explores the influence of democracy levels and international agreements like the Kyoto Protocol, on decoupling dynamics. Overall, this research contributes with an analysis of global decoupling using updated data and a coherent econometric analysis.
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- author
- Olsson, Alva LU
- supervisor
- organization
- course
- NEKH03 20231
- year
- 2023
- type
- M2 - Bachelor Degree
- subject
- keywords
- Economic growth, Environmental Economics, Decoupling, Kyoto Protocol, Democracy
- language
- English
- id
- 9127653
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- 2024-01-22 15:48:26
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