Circular Economy and Energy Transition as Drivers of Carbon Emission Reduction: Evidence from Central and Eastern European Countries
炭素排出削減の原動力としての循環経済とエネルギー転換：中東欧諸国からのエビデンス (AI 翻訳)
Pınar Çomuk, Florina Oana Virlanuta, Teresa Paiva
🤖 gxceed AI 要約
日本語
中東欧6カ国（2010-2024年）のパネルデータ分析により、循環経済の改善と再生可能エネルギー利用の増加が炭素排出削減に寄与することを実証。リサイクル活動は短期的に排出を増やすが、長期的には削減効果が期待される。経済成長と都市化の影響は文脈依存的で、政策効果は国固有の条件に依存する。
English
Using panel data from six Central and Eastern European countries (2010-2024), this study finds that improvements in circular economy practices and increased renewable energy use are associated with lower carbon emissions. Recycling activities increase emissions in the short run due to energy-intensive processes, while economic growth and urbanization have context-dependent effects. Policy effectiveness depends on country-specific conditions.
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📝 gxceed 編集解説 — Why this matters
日本のGX文脈において
日本では、循環経済と再生可能エネルギーの統合的推進がGX政策の柱となっており、本研究成果は日本の地域別・産業別の排出削減策を検討する際の参考となる。特に、短期的なリサイクルコストと長期的な削減効果のトレードオフは、日本の廃棄物処理・リサイクル政策に示唆を与える。
In the global GX context
This study contributes to the global literature on circular economy and energy transition by providing empirical evidence from transition economies in Central and Eastern Europe. It highlights the importance of country-specific conditions in designing effective climate policies, which is relevant for the EU's Green Deal and other regional decarbonization strategies.
👥 読者別の含意
🔬研究者:Provides empirical evidence on the interplay between circular economy, renewable energy, and carbon emissions in transition economies, useful for comparative studies.
🏢実務担当者:Offers insights for corporate sustainability strategies in CEE, emphasizing the long-term benefits of circular economy and renewable energy adoption despite short-term recycling costs.
🏛政策担当者:Highlights the need for tailored policies that consider country-specific economic and structural factors when promoting circular economy and energy transition.
📄 Abstract（原文）
Reducing carbon emissions has become a central objective of sustainable development policies as countries seek to address the environmental challenges associated with climate change and resource depletion. In this context, circular economy practices and energy transition policies have emerged as key mechanisms for achieving environmental sustainability. This study examines the determinants of carbon emissions within the framework of the circular economy and energy transition for selected Central and Eastern European countries (Romania, Poland, Hungary, Bulgaria, Slovakia, and Slovenia) over the period 2010–2024. Using panel data analysis, the study incorporates key variables including circular economy, economic growth, recycling, renewable energy consumption, and urbanization. To enhance the reliability of the empirical estimates, panel unit root tests, the Hausman specification test, fixed-effects estimation, and Driscoll–Kraay robust standard errors are employed to address heteroskedasticity, serial correlation, and cross-sectional dependence. The results indicate that improvements in circular economy practices together with greater renewable energy use are associated with lower carbon emissions, providing empirical support for the proposed hypotheses. Recycling activities are found to increase emissions in the short run, indicating energy-intensive processes. In contrast, the effects of economic growth and urbanization are found to be context-dependent, providing only partial support for the related hypotheses. Overall, the results highlight that carbon emission dynamics are shaped by a complex interaction of economic, structural, and environmental factors, and that policy effectiveness depends on country-specific conditions. By focusing on transition economies in Central and Eastern Europe, this study extends the existing literature through an integrated panel data analysis of circular economy and energy transition policies and offers policy-relevant evidence for the region.
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