Rashid Gill, Abid and Viswanathan, Kuperan K. and Hassan, Sallahuddin (2018) The Environmental Kuznets Curve (EKC) and the environmental problem of the day. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 81. pp. 1636-1642. ISSN 13640321

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Abstract

This study evaluates the relevancy of the Environment Kuznets Curve (EKC) hypothesis to the environment problem of the world. To achieve this objective, different aspects of the EKC have been critically reviewed. The study concludes that EKC growth strategy “grow now clean later” is too much resource intensive and has huge environmental cost that this planet may not be able to absorb in future. The key recommendations of the study are that developing countries should follow different growth path than that of the EKC. The growth path that must be sustainable and less destructive. Since energy is the most important determinant of the pollution, therefore, the governments should frame a special policy for renewable energy by taxing the fossil and subsidizing the renewables.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Pollution Economic growth Renewable energies
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HC Economic History and Conditions
Divisions:	Othman Yeop Abdullah Graduate School of Business
Depositing User:	Mrs. Norazmilah Yaakub
Date Deposited:	19 Sep 2018 08:04
Last Modified:	19 Sep 2018 08:04
URI:	https://repo.uum.edu.my/id/eprint/24773

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