[HTML][HTML] A systematic review of the evidence on decoupling of GDP, resource use and GHG emissions, part II: synthesizing the insights

H Haberl, D Wiedenhofer, D Virág, G Kalt… - Environmental …, 2020 - iopscience.iop.org
Strategies toward ambitious climate targets usually rely on the concept of'decoupling'; that is,
they aim at promoting economic growth while reducing the use of natural resources and …

[HTML][HTML] Energy efficiency and economy-wide rebound effects: A review of the evidence and its implications

PE Brockway, S Sorrell, G Semieniuk, MK Heun… - … and sustainable energy …, 2021 - Elsevier
The majority of global energy scenarios anticipate a structural break in the relationship
between energy consumption and gross domestic product (GDP), with several scenarios …

Empirical determinants of renewable energy deployment: A systematic literature review

C Bourcet - Energy Economics, 2020 - Elsevier
A large share of greenhouse gas emissions can be attributed to the energy sector.
Renewable energy (RE) appears to be a mean to decarbonize economies. To fight global …

Do economic development and human capital decrease non-renewable energy consumption? Evidence for OECD countries

R Alvarado, Q Deng, B Tillaguango, P Méndez… - Energy, 2021 - Elsevier
The false hope that economic development would lead to a decrease in fossil sources'
energy consumption can be an obstacle to fighting global warming. Is it realistic to expect …

CO2 emissions, energy consumption, economic growth, and financial development in GCC countries: Dynamic simultaneous equation models

HA Bekhet, A Matar, T Yasmin - Renewable and sustainable energy …, 2017 - Elsevier
This study investigates the dynamic causal relationships among carbon emissions, financial
development, economic growth, and energy consumption for Gulf Cooperation Council …

The relationship between economic growth, energy consumption, and CO2 emissions: Empirical evidence from China

S Wang, Q Li, C Fang, C Zhou - Science of the Total Environment, 2016 - Elsevier
Following several decades of rapid economic growth, China has become the largest energy
consumer and the greatest emitter of CO 2 in the world. Given the complex development …

A systematic review of the evidence on decoupling of GDP, resource use and GHG emissions, part I: bibliometric and conceptual mapping

D Wiedenhofer, D Virág, G Kalt, B Plank… - Environmental …, 2020 - iopscience.iop.org
As long as economic growth is a major political goal, decoupling growth from resource use
and emissions is a prerequisite for a sustainable net-zero emissions future. However …

[HTML][HTML] Degrowth–taking stock and reviewing an emerging academic paradigm

M Weiss, C Cattaneo - Ecological economics, 2017 - Elsevier
Degrowth has evolved within a decade from an activist movement into a multi-disciplinary
academic paradigm. However, an overview taking stock of the peer-refereed degrowth …

The impact of electricity on economic development: A macroeconomic perspective

DI Stern, PJ Burke, SB Bruns - 2019 - escholarship.org
We find that electricity use and access are strongly correlated with economic development,
as theory would suggest. Despite large empirical literatures and suggestive case evidence …

Welfare in the 21st century: Increasing development, reducing inequality, the impact of climate change, and the cost of climate policies

B Lomborg - Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 2020 - Elsevier
Climate change is real and its impacts are mostly negative, but common portrayals of
devastation are unfounded. Scenarios set out under the UN Climate Panel (IPCC) show …