Energy and Environmental Strategies in the Era of Globalization

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This book provides readers with cutting-edge techniques that can be applied to energy and environmental economics. Further, it highlights the effects that both globalization and economic growth have on the environment. In addition to offering a broader perspective on the relationship between environmental pollution, energy consumption and economic growth, the book studies the relationship between economic growth and environmental damage by drawing on the theoretical hypothesis of the Environmental Kuznets Curve. The book presents new econometric techniques and innovative approaches to the study of the energy economy. Accordingly, it can be used to help analyse the current state of the energy economy, the environment and globalization, and can serve as a theoretical reference manual for doctoral students and academics seeking new analytical techniques. Front Matter ....Pages i-vi The Long-Term Effect of Economic Growth, Energy Innovation, Energy Use on Environmental Quality (Daniel Balsalobre-Lorente, Agustín Álvarez-Herranz, Muhammad Shahbaz)....Pages 1-34 Investigating the Trans-boundary of Air Pollution Between the BRICS and Its Neighboring Countries: An Empirical Analysis (Ilhan Ozturk, Usama Al-Mulali)....Pages 35-59 Testing the Environmental Kuznets Curve Hypothesis: The Role of Deforestation (Korhan K. Gokmenoglu, Godwin Oluseye Olasehinde-Williams, Nigar Taspinar)....Pages 61-83 Rediscovering the EKC Hypothesis on the High and Low Globalized OECD Countries (Patrícia Alexandra Leal, António Cardoso Marques)....Pages 85-114 Financial Development and Environmental Degradation in Emerging Economies (Mehmet Akif Destek)....Pages 115-132 Implications of Environmental Convergence: Continental Evidence Based on Ecological Footprint (Faik Bilgili, Recep Ulucak, Emrah Koçak)....Pages 133-165 Impact of Trade Inequality on Environmental Quality: A Global Assessment (Avik Sinha)....Pages 167-194 How Total Factor Productivity Drives Long-Run Energy Consumption in Saudi Arabia (Fakhri J. Hasanov, Brantley Liddle, Jeyhun I. Mikayilov, Carlo Andrea Bollino)....Pages 195-220 Ecological Innovation Efforts and Performances: An Empirical Analysis (Ferit Kula, Fatma Ünlü)....Pages 221-250 Globalization and CO2 Emissions: Addressing an Old Question with New Techniques (Victor Troster, Muhammad Shahbaz)....Pages 251-270 The Role of Energy Innovation and Corruption in Carbon Emissions: Evidence Based on the EKC Hypothesis (Daniel Balsalobre-Lorente, Muhammad Shahbaz, Charbel Jose Chiappetta Jabbour, Oana M. Driha)....Pages 271-304 Energy Efficiency in Europe; Stochastic-Convergent and Non-Convergent Countries (Angeliki Menegaki, Aviral K. Tiwari)....Pages 305-333 European Commission’s Energy and Climate Policy Framework (Michael L. Polemis, Panagiotis Fotis)....Pages 335-361 Does Technological Progress Provide a Win–Win Situation in Energy Consumption? The Case of Ghana (Philip Kofi Adom, Paul Adjei Kwakwa)....Pages 363-385 Asian Energy and Environmental Challenges in Era of Globalization: The Case of LNG (Sofiane Oudjida)....Pages 387-439