Banca de DEFESA: ALISSON SILVA DE CASTRO

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DISCENTE : ALISSON SILVA DE CASTRO
DATA : 03/03/2017
HORA: 16:00
LOCAL: Auditório 2 do NEPSA II
TÍTULO:

Economic Growth and CO₂Emissions in the BRICS countries: a panel cointegration analysis

PALAVRAS-CHAVES:

CO₂ emissions. Environmental Kuznets Curve. BRICS. Cointegration in panel data.

PÁGINAS: 76
GRANDE ÁREA: Ciências Sociais Aplicadas
ÁREA: Economia
RESUMO:

Our last years, a steady rise in carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions and its own concentration on the atmosphere on the climate change issue at the center of the global political-economic debate. Today, the world's largest emitters of CO₂are the emerging BRICS countries, which show significant economic growth and account for more than 40% of total emissions of this pollutant on the planet. In analytical terms, the study of the relationship between economic growth and pollutant emissions has been made on the basis of the Environmental Kuznets Curve (EKC) approach, which implies an unshaped relationship of an inverted "U" between pollution and Income In this way, as income reaches a certain level as emissions of pollutants begin to decline, resulting in an improvement in environmental quality. In this sense, the general objective of the research was to verify if there is a EKC for the BRICS group of countries using an economic methodology of panel data co-integration. In addition to the GDP per capita variable, three more variables were added to the model: per capita energy consumption, trade flow and a dummy to capture the effects of the Kyoto Protocol on countries' emissions levels. The results of the economic model indicated an existence of an unchanged relationship of an inverted "U" between per capita income and CO₂emissions, with inflection points of US $ 2,033.89 and US $ 2,057.61, respectively, in the FMOLS and DOLS. The per capita consumption of energy showed a positive relation with CO₂emissions, while a relation of the international trade variable was negative. In addition, the coefficient of the dummy variable, which measures the effects of the Kyoto Protocol, was not statistically significant. Thus, it is considered necessary to implement environmental policies in BRICS countries that stimulate economic growth by increasing the share of renewable sources, better energy and transactions that imply a transfer of less polluting technology to these countries. In addition, it is believed that an international agreement to reduce CO₂emissions that also falls on developing countries is extremely important to reduce the level of emissions and keep the planet's temperature at a stable level.

MEMBROS DA BANCA:
Presidente - 1474874 - JANAINA DA SILVA ALVES
Interno - 1957532 - JOAO PAULO MARTINS GUEDES
Externo à Instituição - DANIEL CAIXETA ANDRADE - UFU
Externo à Instituição - JOEDSON JALES DE FARIAS - UERN