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Renewable energy and greenhouse gas emissions from the waste sectors of European Union member states: a panel data analysis

dc.contributor.authorDomingos, Hélde Araujo
dc.contributor.authorFaria, Alexandre Magno De Melo
dc.contributor.authorFuinhas, José Alberto
dc.contributor.authorMarques, António Cardoso
dc.date.accessioned2019-01-09T17:14:58Z
dc.date.available2019-01-09T17:14:58Z
dc.date.issued2017
dc.description.abstractIn the last two decades, there has been a rich debate about the environmental degradation that results from exposure to solid urban waste. Growing public concern with environmental issues has led to the implementation of various strategic plans for waste management in several developed countries, especially in the European Union. In this paper, the relationships were assessed between economic growth, renewable energy extraction and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in the waste sector. The Environmental Kuznets Curve hypothesis was analysed for the member states of the European Union, in the presence of electricity generation, landfill and GHG emissions for the period 1995 to 2012. The results revealed that there is no inverted-U-shaped relationship between income and GHG emissions in European Union countries. The renewable fuel extracted from waste contributes to a reduction in GHG, and although the electricity produced also increases emissions somewhat, they would be far greater if the waste-based generation of renewable energy did not take place. The waste sector needs to strengthen its political, economic, institutional and social communication instruments to meet its aims for mitigating the levels of pollutants generated by European economies. To achieve the objectives of the Horizon 2020 programme, currently in force in the countries of the European Union, it will be necessary to increase the share of renewable energy in the energy mix.pt_PT
dc.description.versioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionpt_PT
dc.identifier.doi10.1007/s11356-017-9324-7pt_PT
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.6/6749
dc.language.isoengpt_PT
dc.peerreviewedyespt_PT
dc.subjectEKC-Wpt_PT
dc.subjectGHG emissionspt_PT
dc.subjectPanel Datapt_PT
dc.subjectRenewable Energypt_PT
dc.subjectWaste Sectorpt_PT
dc.subjectEuropean Unionpt_PT
dc.titleRenewable energy and greenhouse gas emissions from the waste sectors of European Union member states: a panel data analysispt_PT
dc.typejournal article
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oaire.citation.endPage18781pt_PT
oaire.citation.issue23pt_PT
oaire.citation.startPage18770pt_PT
oaire.citation.volume24pt_PT
person.familyNameAraujo Domingos
person.familyNameFuinhas
person.familyNameMarques
person.givenNameHélde
person.givenNameJosé Alberto
person.givenNameAntónio Cardoso
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