Oil and natural gas rents and CO₂ emissions nexus in MENA: spatial analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Oil rents (OR) and natural gas rents (NGR) have significant contributions to the income of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) economies and may increase emissions. Moreover, spatial autocorrelation is expected in carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions due to the geographically closed economies in the MENA region. Thus, we examine the impact of OR and NGR on CO₂ emissions caring spatial dimensions and analyze the environmental Kuznets curve (EKC).

Methods

We apply the spatial Durbin model technique on the effects of OR, NGR, and economic growth on CO₂ emissions in 17 MENA nations from 2000-2019, i.e., Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Libya, Morocco, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Tunisia, the Unite

SUBMITTER: Mahmood H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10349556 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature