The impact of CO2 emissions and economic growth on energy consumption in Asian countries

This paper attempts to investigate the impact of economic growth and CO2 emissions on energy consumption for Asian countries using dynamic panel data model estimated by means of the Generalized Method of Moments (GMM) for the period 1990–2012. The empirical evidence indicates significant positive impact of CO2 emissions on energy consumption. Economic growth has a positive impact on energy consumption and statistically significant.

Keywords:

Energy consumption , CO2 emissions , Economic growth