Material productivity and material intensity as drivers of environmental sustainability in G-7 economies
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Tarih
2023
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Taylor and Francis Ltd.
Erişim Hakkı
info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
Özet
To further understanding the perspective of sustainable consumption and production, which is
one of the key elements of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), this study examines the
environmental effects of material domestic productivity, material footprint and material inten sity in the world’s most advanced economies – the Group of Seven (G7) countries by using the
dataset that spans over the time 1970 to 2019. The environmental Kuznets curve hypothesis
was used as a theoretical framework. By applying the mean group dynamic least squares
(DOLSMG) estimation approach and using carbon and greenhouse gas emissions as environ mental indicators, the outcome validates the environmental Kuznets curve hypothesis but only
in the United States and Germany. Material productivity, footprint and intensity exert
a significantly negative impact on the environmental indicators, thus demonstrating the
existence of a feasible sustainable consumption and production approach among the coun tries. By contrast, especially for the country-specific results, material productivity and intensity
aggravated environmental degradation by increasing carbon and greenhouse gas emissions in
France, Italy, and Japan. A robustness check using the Dumitrescu-Hurlin Granger causality
approach aligns with the above-mentioned results. The findings suggest policy recommenda tions for a more effective approach to reducing material intensification across economic
sectors in advanced economies.
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Anahtar Kelimeler
Sustainable consumption and production; material footprint; environmental quality; G7 countries; SDGs
Kaynak
International Journal of Sustainable Development and World Ecology
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Q1
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N/A
