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: Received: 17 February 2024 / Approved: 20 February 2024 / Online: 20 February 2024 (11:25:17 CET)
How to cite:
Gbadeyan, O.J.; Muthivhi, J.; Linganiso, L.Z.; Deenadayalu, N. Decoupling Economic Growth from Carbon Emissions: A Transition towards Low Carbon Energy Systems – a Critical Review. Preprints2024, 2024021085. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202402.1085.v1
Gbadeyan, O.J.; Muthivhi, J.; Linganiso, L.Z.; Deenadayalu, N. Decoupling Economic Growth from Carbon Emissions: A Transition towards Low Carbon Energy Systems – a Critical Review. Preprints 2024, 2024021085. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202402.1085.v1
Gbadeyan, O.J.; Muthivhi, J.; Linganiso, L.Z.; Deenadayalu, N. Decoupling Economic Growth from Carbon Emissions: A Transition towards Low Carbon Energy Systems – a Critical Review. Preprints2024, 2024021085. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202402.1085.v1
APA Style
Gbadeyan, O.J., Muthivhi, J., Linganiso, L.Z., & Deenadayalu, N. (2024). Decoupling Economic Growth from Carbon Emissions: A Transition towards Low Carbon Energy Systems – a Critical Review. Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202402.1085.v1
Chicago/Turabian Style
Gbadeyan, O.J., Linda Z. Linganiso and Nirmala Deenadayalu. 2024 "Decoupling Economic Growth from Carbon Emissions: A Transition towards Low Carbon Energy Systems – a Critical Review" Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202402.1085.v1
Abstract
Climate change has become a global nightmare, and the awareness of the causes of carbon emissions have resulted in rigorous studies. These studies linked the increase in global warming with booming economic growth. Since global warming has become more apparent, researchers have explored ways to decouple economic activities from carbon growth. Economic and carbon growth must be decoupled to achieve a low-carbon economy to support the carbon growth plan or emission reduction strategy. The world is transitioning towards a carbon-neutral and green ecosystem, so finding ways to decouple carbon emissions from economic activities is an exciting topic to explore. The study reviews current information on the importance of decoupling energy from economic growth innovative techniques that thoroughly examine the challenges and constraints of low-carbon energy systems. This review revealed that decarbonization and dematerialization had been achieved without declining global economic growth. It also provides information on energy use and economic activities leading to global carbon emissions and alternative solutions to the global challenge of climate change. The decoupling methods commonly used to determine the impact of energy decarbonization on economic growth are explored. All suggested that economic growth is a primary mover of global carbon emission increase and must be separated to achieve a carbon environment.
Keywords
Decoupling; Economic growth; Carbon Emissions; Low carbon; Energy Systems
Subject
Environmental and Earth Sciences, Sustainable Science and Technology
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