Correction to: Environmental Science and Pollution Research

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The correct image of Figs. 1 and 2 is presented in this paper.

Fig. 1
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Production-based CO2 productivity in the sampled country groups (Country averages, 1996-2018). Source: OECD (2020)

Fig. 2
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FDI regulatory restrictiveness indices and FDI stocks (1997, 2019). Source: OECD (2020) and UNCTAD (2020)

The original article has been corrected.