Explaining employment and environmental degradation nexus with environmental employment curve (EEC): A sector-wide threshold estimation for China

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dc.authoridalola, andrew/0000-0001-5355-3707
dc.authoridKOYUNCU CAKMAK, Tugba/0000-0002-2721-1313
dc.contributor.authorCakmak, Tugba Koyuncu
dc.contributor.authorBeser, Mustafa Kemal
dc.contributor.authorAlola, Andrew Adewale
dc.date.accessioned2025-03-26T17:35:09Z
dc.date.available2025-03-26T17:35:09Z
dc.date.issued2024
dc.departmentİstanbul Esenyurt Üniversitesi
dc.description.abstractChina is the world's largest emitter of carbon dioxide and has experienced significant economic growth in the last decade. The country also has significant employment capacity and has witnessed rapid economic growth in the recent years. This study aims to investigate the existence of the environmental employment curve (EEC) in China's main economic sectors. This study examines the relationship between carbon emissions, economic growth, energy consumption, renewable energy consumption and employment (industry, services, agriculture) in China over the period 1990-2020 using threshold autoregressive regression estimation. According to the EEC hypothesis, there exists an inverted U-shaped relationship between environmental pollution and employment rate. Empirical results show that the EEC hypothesis seems to hold in China. Further, an analysis of the impact of employment on environmental pollution in China's three main sectors - industry, service and agriculture - shows that the EEC hypothesis cannot be rejected in the industrial and the agricultural sectors. In addition, empirical results show that a 1% increase in energy consumption leads to a 0.92% increase in carbon emissions, while the use of renewable energy leads to a 0.18% decrease. These results suggest that investments in green energy transformation do not cause employment loss. Hence, it is important to drive policies that promote investments in renewable and clean technologies, stimulate research in renewable energy-related institutions and support public-private partnerships. Additionally, to generate employment without compromising on the environment or prosperity, policymakers should choose to implement alternative technologies that are less polluting or do not produce any carbon emissions.
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.jclepro.2023.140264
dc.identifier.issn0959-6526
dc.identifier.issn1879-1786
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-85182275650
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ1
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2023.140264
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14704/1073
dc.identifier.volume436
dc.identifier.wosWOS:001162161100001
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ1
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Science
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopus
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherElsevier Sci Ltd
dc.relation.ispartofJournal of Cleaner Production
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanı
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.snmzKA_WOS_20250326
dc.subjectEnvironmental employment curve (EEC); Environmental pollution; Sector analysis; Energy mix; Threshold estimation approach; China
dc.titleExplaining employment and environmental degradation nexus with environmental employment curve (EEC): A sector-wide threshold estimation for China
dc.typeArticle

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