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Low Carbon Energy Transitions in the Nordic Countries: Evidence from the Environmental Kuznets Curve
Centre for Development, Environment and Policy CeDEP, SOAS University of London, London, UK; Department of Industrial Economics and Management INDEK, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden.
Department of Political Science, Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden.ORCID iD: 0000-0001-8508-4212
Number of Authors: 22018 (English)In: Energies, E-ISSN 1996-1073, Vol. 11, no 9, article id 2209Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

Low carbon energy transitions are important to mitigate climate change, reduce air pollution, and reduce fossil fuel resource depletion. The Nordic countries (Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden) are seen as leaders in low carbon energy transitions. This paper provides a comparative data analysis of low carbon energy transitions in the Nordic countries from the 1960s to 2015, and assesses evidence of the Environmental Kuznets Curve (EKC). The paper finds that the EKC has been observed in Denmark, Iceland, and Sweden in terms of total CO2 emissions, but not in Norway and Finland. For per capita CO2 emissions, there is evidence for the EKC in Denmark, Finland, Iceland, and Sweden, but not for Norway. For energy use per capita, the EKC is only observed for Denmark, while improvements are needed for the other countries. Norway is an outlier, in comparison with the other Nordic countries, hence the country should implement more stringent climate change mitigation policies to reduce its emissions. Overall, the research suggests that the Nordic countries, particularly Denmark, Iceland, and Sweden, can provide valuable lessons for national, regional, and global low carbon energy transitions.

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MDPI, 2018. Vol. 11, no 9, article id 2209
Keywords [en]
low carbon energy, energy transition, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden, hydro, geothermal, wind, Environmental Kuznets Curve
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Political Science
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URN: urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-168120DOI: 10.3390/en11092209ISI: 000446604500030OAI: oai:DiVA.org:liu-168120DiVA, id: diva2:1458528
Available from: 2018-12-04 Created: 2020-08-17 Last updated: 2023-08-28Bibliographically approved

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