Examining the impact of globalization in the environmental Kuznets curve hypothesis: the case of tourist destination states

This paper examines the relationship between carbon emissions and international tourism growth through the channels of globalization, energy consumption, and real income via testing the environmental Kuznets curve over the periods of 1995 to 2014 for 15 selected tourism destination states that prior...

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Published in:Environmental science and pollution research international 2019-04, Vol.26 (12), p.12605-12615
Main Authors: Akadiri, Seyi Saint, Lasisi, Taiwo Temitope, Uzuner, Gizem, Akadiri, Ada Chigozie
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aquatic Pollution
Atmospheric Protection/Air Quality Control/Air Pollution
Carbon
Channels
Data analysis
Data processing
Earth and Environmental Science
Economic analysis
Economic development
Economic growth
Economic models
Ecotoxicology
Emissions
Energy consumption
Environment
Environmental Chemistry
Environmental Health
Environmental Kuznets curve
Environmental science
Environmental testing
Globalization
Hypotheses
Income
Real income
Research Article
Tourism
Tourists
Waste Water Technology
Water Management
Water Pollution Control
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Summary:This paper examines the relationship between carbon emissions and international tourism growth through the channels of globalization, energy consumption, and real income via testing the environmental Kuznets curve over the periods of 1995 to 2014 for 15 selected tourism destination states that prioritized tourism as a means of maximizing economic growth. Using the panel data analysis, results confirm globalization-tourism-induced EKC hypothesis for tourist destination states. This implies international tourism growth and carbon emissions, through the channels of energy consumption, globalization, and real income, are in a long-term equilibrium relationship. International tourism and squared term of real income have an inverse significant effect on carbon emission level, while energy consumption, globalization, and real income without squared term exert positive and significant effects on carbon emission level in the long-run. Thus, globalization-tourism-induced EKC hypothesis is suggested with credible policy suggestions in the case of tourist destination states.
ISSN:0944-1344
1614-7499
DOI:10.1007/s11356-019-04722-0