Decarbonizing Japan: The role of nuclear energy and environmental taxation in mitigating CO2 emissions
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions are the primary contributor to environmental deterioration, which is directly linked to changes in climate and worldwide heating and threatens the ecosystem's continued viability. CO2, which is found in the sought-after power produced from fossil fuels, is the pri...
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| description | Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions are the primary contributor to environmental deterioration, which is directly linked to changes in climate and worldwide heating and threatens the ecosystem's continued viability. CO2, which is found in the sought-after power produced from fossil fuels, is the primary component that must be mitigated to attain global climatic stability. Therefore, this research aims to study the long-term link between nuclear energy (NE), environmental tax (ET), and CO2 emissions in Japan while incorporating economic growth (GDP) during 1994–2022. The current study uses the nonlinear autoregressive distributed lag (NARDL) method to obtain accurate results regarding the positive and negative shocks of nuclear energy and environmental taxes. The results show that (i) NE in Japan decreases environmental decline in both shocks. (ii) ET positively affects environmental pollution in negative shock. (iii) GDP has beneficial effects on environmental deterioration. Additionally, the findings of the NARDL estimates and the results of the robustness checks are consistent. According to the evidence at hand, ET in Japan could become a beneficial tool for enhancing environmental quality instead of a tool for increasing budget capital. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-758490c2c4a8413ebdae1bde3dd068b32025-02-08T05:01:29ZengElsevierEnvironmental Challenges2667-01002025-04-0118101097Decarbonizing Japan: The role of nuclear energy and environmental taxation in mitigating CO2 emissionsYasir Habib0Minhaj Ali1Usman Mehmood2Noor Raida Abd Rahman3Institute of Energy Policy and Research (IEPRe), Universiti Tenaga Nasional 43000 Kajang, Selangor, MalaysiaAdvanced Research Centre, European University of Lefke, Lefke, Northern Cyprus, TR-10 Mersin, TurkeySunway Business School, Sunway University, Bandar Sunway, Selangor, MalaysiaInstitute of Energy Policy and Research (IEPRe), Universiti Tenaga Nasional 43000 Kajang, Selangor, MalaysiaCarbon dioxide (CO2) emissions are the primary contributor to environmental deterioration, which is directly linked to changes in climate and worldwide heating and threatens the ecosystem's continued viability. CO2, which is found in the sought-after power produced from fossil fuels, is the primary component that must be mitigated to attain global climatic stability. Therefore, this research aims to study the long-term link between nuclear energy (NE), environmental tax (ET), and CO2 emissions in Japan while incorporating economic growth (GDP) during 1994–2022. The current study uses the nonlinear autoregressive distributed lag (NARDL) method to obtain accurate results regarding the positive and negative shocks of nuclear energy and environmental taxes. The results show that (i) NE in Japan decreases environmental decline in both shocks. (ii) ET positively affects environmental pollution in negative shock. (iii) GDP has beneficial effects on environmental deterioration. Additionally, the findings of the NARDL estimates and the results of the robustness checks are consistent. According to the evidence at hand, ET in Japan could become a beneficial tool for enhancing environmental quality instead of a tool for increasing budget capital.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2667010025000174Environmental taxNuclear energyCO2 emissionsNARDLJapan |
| spellingShingle | Yasir Habib Minhaj Ali Usman Mehmood Noor Raida Abd Rahman Decarbonizing Japan: The role of nuclear energy and environmental taxation in mitigating CO2 emissions Environmental Challenges Environmental tax Nuclear energy CO2 emissions NARDL Japan |
| title | Decarbonizing Japan: The role of nuclear energy and environmental taxation in mitigating CO2 emissions |
| title_full | Decarbonizing Japan: The role of nuclear energy and environmental taxation in mitigating CO2 emissions |
| title_fullStr | Decarbonizing Japan: The role of nuclear energy and environmental taxation in mitigating CO2 emissions |
| title_full_unstemmed | Decarbonizing Japan: The role of nuclear energy and environmental taxation in mitigating CO2 emissions |
| title_short | Decarbonizing Japan: The role of nuclear energy and environmental taxation in mitigating CO2 emissions |
| title_sort | decarbonizing japan the role of nuclear energy and environmental taxation in mitigating co2 emissions |
| topic | Environmental tax Nuclear energy CO2 emissions NARDL Japan |
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