Authors
Richard York, Eugene A Rosa, Thomas Dietz
Publication date
2003/10/1
Journal
International journal of sociology and social policy
Volume
23
Issue
10
Pages
31-51
Publisher
MCB UP Ltd
Description
Ascientific consensus has emerged indicating that the global climate is changing due to anthropogenic (i.e., human induced) driving forces. Our previous research reformulated the well‐known I=PAT (environmental Impacts equal the multiplicative product of Population, Affluence, and Technology) model into stochastic form, named it the STIRPAT model, and used it to assess the effects of population and affluence on carbon dioxide loads. Here we extend those findings by examining the impacts of population, affluence and other factors on the emissions of the greenhouse gases (GHGs) methane (CH4) and carbon dioxide (CO2), as well as the combined global warming potential of these two gases. We also assess the potential for “ecological modernization” or an “environmental Kuznets curve” (EKC) effect to curb GHG emissions. Our findings suggest that population is a consistent force behind GHG emissions, that …
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R York, EA Rosa, T Dietz - International journal of sociology and social policy, 2003