Effect of energy segregation in the kuznets environmental curve hypothesis. A study for the ecuadorian Case.
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This study examines the impact of energy-related economic variables on environmental degradation in Ecuador under the Kuznets Environmental Curve (EKC) approach. This model used the methodology of cointegration based on autoregressive distributed lag model during the period 1980-2014, analyzing the impact of the consumption of electricity from renewable sources, dry natural gas and oil in per capita terms in relation to CO2 emissions from energy consumption. The results do not verify the EKC hypothesis; however, it was found that the consumption of energy from renewable sources is not significant for the model. Model forecasts for 2025 indicate an increase in CO2 emissions from energy consumption in Ecuador.
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