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The Impact of Environmental Taxes and Renewable Energy on Carbon Dioxide Emissions in OECD Countries

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: This research aims to test the impact of environmental taxes on pollution emissions in 38 OECD countries from 1995 to 2022. The study used an econometric strategy of panel data (FMOLS, DOLS, quantile regression, and the GMM system). The variable of environmental taxes showed a negative externality between taxation and carbon dioxide emissions, reflecting that taxation stimulated an increase in carbon dioxide emissions. The econometric results also indicate that renewable energy and trade aim to decrease pollution emissions, improving environmental degradation.

Source: Energies

DOI: 10.3390/en18102543

Author: Nuno Carlos Leitão

Institutions: University of Lisbon, University of Évora, Instituto Politécnico de Santarém

Language: English

Topic: Energy, Environment, Economic Growth

Subfield: Economics and Econometrics

Field: Economics, Econometrics and Finance

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Climate action

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $3,137