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Wesley Longhofer1, Andrew Jorgenson2
1Emory University, United States.
Social Science Research
|June 11, 2017
Summary
Nations integrated into global environmental networks show a decreasing link between economic growth and carbon emissions. Conversely, peripheral nations experience a growing emissions-development relationship.
Area of Science:
- Environmental sociology
- International relations
- Sustainable development
Background:
- Growing global environmental concerns necessitate understanding the relationship between economic development and carbon emissions.
- The role of international non-governmental organizations (INGOs) in shaping national environmental policies and outcomes is increasingly recognized.
- Decoupling economic growth from carbon emissions is a key goal for sustainable development.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate if integration into the pro-environmental world society influences the decoupling of economic development from carbon emissions.
- To analyze how varying levels of embeddedness in environmental INGO networks affect the long-term relationship between national economic development and carbon emissions.
Main Methods:
- A network centrality measure was calculated using national-level data on environmental INGO membership.
- Nations were categorized into four subsamples based on their integration level within the environmental world society.
- Two-way fixed effects models were used to analyze the interaction between economic development, time, and carbon emissions for each subsample (1970-2009).
Main Results:
- Nations most embedded in the environmental world society demonstrated a moderate decrease over time in the effect of economic development on carbon emissions.
- Nations least embedded (most peripheral) in the environmental world society exhibited an increase over time in the effect of economic development on carbon emissions.
Conclusions:
- Stronger integration into the global environmental society is associated with a greater likelihood of achieving relative decoupling of economic development from carbon emissions.
- National embeddedness in international environmental governance structures may foster more sustainable development pathways.
- Policy implications suggest that strengthening international environmental cooperation can aid in mitigating climate change impacts associated with economic growth.
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