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Management of green economy in China and India: dynamics of poverty and policy drivers

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Poverty eradication and environmental degradation are the two crucial challenges, and they are highly interlinked in the modern era. However, countries are still more emphasized in attaining poverty alleviation and alleviating environmental pollution which require enormous attention. Our study is a novel attempt to scrutinize the effect of poverty on carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions for India and China over the sample period 1987–2019. Findings attained from the ARDL model suggest that a rise in poverty contributes to growing CO2 emissions in India only in short run. Further, findings show that poverty is the principal source of pollution in the long term in India and China. Empirical results proposed focal policy implications in the light of sustainable development goals for India and China.

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The datasets used and/or analyzed during the current study are available from the corresponding author on reasonable request.

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This study was funded by the National Social Science Foundation Post-grant Project of China (Grant No. 19FJLB036).

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  1. School of Economics, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China

    Anyin Jiang & Ying Cao

  2. School of Public Administration, Xiangtan University, Xiangtan, Hunan, China

    Muhammad Tayyab Sohail

  3. School of Economics, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan

    Muhammad Tariq Majeed

  4. Pakistan Institute of Development Economics (PIDE), Islamabad, Pakistan

    Sidra Sohail

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This idea was given by Anyin Jiang. Anyin Jiang, Ying Cao, and Muhammad Tariq Majeed analyzed the data and wrote the complete paper. Muhammad Tayyab Sohail and Sidra Sohail read and approved the final version.

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Jiang, A., Cao, Y., Sohail, M.T. et al. Management of green economy in China and India: dynamics of poverty and policy drivers. Environ Sci Pollut Res 28, 55526–55534 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-021-14753-1

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