Abstract
The exponential rise in energy-related carbon emissions poses a severe risk to both
human and other species on the earth. The existence of a two-way relationship between
economic growth and energy-specific carbon emissions needs to be delinked to achieve a
low carbon economy. The current study analyzes the decoupling relationship between
economic growth and carbon emissions for the Association of Southeast Asian Nations
(ASEAN) countries as a region and at the national level. Moreover, Tapio decoupling
indicator accompanied with decomposition techniques are employed to analyze the
decoupling status and the drivers of carbon emissions. The findings state that the overall
ASEAN region experienced expensive negative decoupling (END) status, followed by
weak decoupling (WD) status, however at a national level, Singapore experienced the
most significant strong decoupling (SD) status, while other countries mostly experienced
END and WD status. The Log Mean Divisia Index (LMDI) decomposition results
suggest that population, affluence, and energy structure significantly contributed to the
carbon emissions at both regional and national levels. Besides, energy intensity and
carbon intensity help to reduce carbon emissions in most of the ASEAN countries.
Moreover, the extended decomposition model results state that population, affluence, and
energy structure are the major forces that restrict the decoupling process, while energy
intensity and carbon intensity help to strengthen the decoupling outcome, thereby driving
the ASEAN countries towards the emission-free region. The current study contributes in
highlighting key drivers of carbon emissions and gives extensive insights for emission
mitigation. In turn, it also helps to foster sustainable economic growth.
Sher Khan , Muhammad Tariq Majeed . (2020) Drivers of Decoupling Economic Growth from Carbon Emission: Empirical Analysis of ASEAN Countries Using Decoupling and Decomposition Model, Pakistan Journal of Commerce and Social Sciences, Volume 14, Issue 2.
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