A Nexus of CO2, Tourism Industry, GDP Growth, and Fossil Fuels

Frontiers in Environmental Science

Yuting Dong¹  Mengya Chen²  Xueying Wang³  Yunfeng Shang⁴  Ming Zhang⁴ 

[1] Department of economics, School of Economics, Jinan University, Guangdong, China;Portsmouth Business School, University of Portsmouth, Portsmouth, United Kingdom;Tianjin University of Commerce Boustead College, Tianjin, China;Zhejiang Yuexiu University of Foreign Languages, Shaoxing, China;

关键词: CO2 emissions;    FDI inflows;    GDP growth;    natural gas consumption;    electricity consumption;    ARDL methods;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fenvs.2022.912252

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

The study investigates the nexus of CO2 emissions, tourism, fossil fuels, and GDP growth using China’s data from 1970 to 2019. The research applied the upset U-molded EKC and the ARDL -models to calculate the time series stationarity variables. The results showed that in the initial enlargement phases, a sophisticated GDP adversely impacts CO2 emissions, then a higher GDP positively influences CO2 emissions. The development of tourism, use of fossil fuels (coal and oil), and population growth show an important influence on CO2 emissions but the use of gas and electricity has little effect on CO2 emissions. In contrast, foreign direct investment besides population development had little effect on increasing CO2 emissions. Retreating foreign direct investment, strengthening the use of sustainable electricity, and improving transportation for explorers, especially the green tourism business, are excellent ways to reduce environmental degradation in China.

【 授权许可】

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