Open AccessTesting the Agricultural Induced EKC Hypothesis: Fresh Empirical Evidence from the Top Ten Agricultural Countries
Author(s) -
Oğuz Yusuf ATASEL,
Yusuf GÜNEYSU,
Uğur Korkut Pata
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
agris on-line papers in economics and informatics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.245
H-Index - 16
ISSN - 1804-1930
DOI - 10.7160/aol.2022.140102
Subject(s) - agriculture , kuznets curve , environmental degradation , agricultural productivity , scope (computer science) , environmental pollution , environmental quality , sustainable development , energy consumption , consumption (sociology) , sustainability , agricultural economics , natural resource economics , economics , environmental science , econometrics , environmental protection , geography , engineering , ecology , social science , electrical engineering , archaeology , sociology , computer science , law , political science , programming language , biology
Within the scope of sustainable development goals and climate change mitigation, this study focuses on investigating the effects of energy consumption, agriculture, and economic growth on CO2 emissions in the top ten agricultural countries for the period 1997-2016. By investigating the validity of the agricultural induced environmental Kuznets curve (EKC), the study mainly aims to explore how agricultural activities affect environmental quality. In doing so, this study utilizes the augmented mean group (AMG) estimator that allows for heterogeneity and cross-sectional dependence. The results of the AMG estimator suggest that the agricultural induced EKC hypothesis is valid for six out of the ten countries. The empirical results also indicate that agriculture reduces CO2 emissions, while energy consumption accelerates environmental degradation. All these results suggest that agricultural production and economic development can play an essential role in reducing environmental pollution.