A change is gonna come: will traditional meat production end?
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Tarih
2022
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Springer
Erişim Hakkı
info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess
Özet
Recently, the world has faced environmental disasters mainly due to global warming. One of the main reasons for global temperature imbalances is the greenhouse gases (GHG) that soar the atmosphere's heat. The major aim of the current study is to explore whether the livestock population is the main contributor to GHG emission through econometric estimations. In this study, we examine the impact of livestock population with other explanatory variables-GDP per capita, Economic Complexity Index (ECI), ecological balance, and total patent applications-over GHG emission of 25 countries responsible for 76% of GHG emission between 1990 and 2017. To investigate the relationship of variables, Fully modified ordinary least squares (FMOLS) and dynamic ordinary least squares (DOLS) are used, as well as panel causality. Also, the relationship is examined by using the responsiveness scores (RS) approach. The empirical results reveal that all variables have a causal relationship with GHG emission. GDP per capita, ECI, and livestock population enhance the GHG emission whereas square of GDP per capita and ecological balance decline the environmental degradation. The paper demonstrates that the environmental Kuznets curve is valid and supports the literature. Lastly, the RS estimation results reveal that the livestock population is causing higher GHG emissions for all countries in the analysis, contrary to other independent variables. Governments should promote carbon-neutral meat production facilities instead of traditional beef farms to live in a more sustainable world. In the future, countries that invest in research and development (R&D) for less emission meat production will have a comparative advantage in the sustainable international meat market.
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Anahtar Kelimeler
Greenhouse gases emission, Sustainable environmental management, Livestock population, Cultured meat, Sustainable meat production, Sustainable meat trade
Kaynak
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
WoS Q Değeri
Q1
Scopus Q Değeri
Q1
Cilt
29
Sayı
20
Künye
Simdi H, Seker A. A change is gonna come: will traditional meat production end? Environ Sci Pollut Res Int. 2022 Apr;29(20):30470-30485. doi: 10.1007/s11356-021-17829-0. Epub 2022 Jan 9. PMID: 35000174
