Do structural change and forest load capacity factor provide a reduction in carbon emissions in the BRICS countries?

PATA U. K., KARLILAR PATA S.

Air Quality, Atmosphere and Health, 2024 (SCI-Expanded) identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Basım Tarihi: 2024
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1007/s11869-024-01646-8
  • Dergi Adı: Air Quality, Atmosphere and Health
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, IBZ Online, ABI/INFORM, Agricultural & Environmental Science Database, BIOSIS, CAB Abstracts, Geobase, Pollution Abstracts, Veterinary Science Database
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: BRICS, carbon emissions, Economic growth, Forest load capacity factor, structural change
  • Hatay Mustafa Kemal Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

The BRICS countries are the group of developing countries that cause the highest carbon emissions and therefore the actions of these countries are important for global carbon mitigation. The fact that Russia, Brazil, China and India are four of the ten countries with the largest forest areas makes the investigation of the impact of forest areas on carbon reduction in the BRICS countries the focus of this study. In this context, this study explores the influence of forest load capacity factor (FCLF), structural change (STC) and income on carbon emissions in BRICS countries from 2000 to 2022. To this end, the study applies augmented mean group (AMG) and regularized common correlated effect (rCCE) approaches. The outcomes document that income increases carbon emissions, while STC and FCLF contribute to decarbonization. In view of these results, the governments of the BRICS countries should support an environmental structural change and take sustainable measures to increase the quality of forest areas.