Sustainability, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 17(10), P. 4345 - 4345
Published: May 11, 2025
The growing global interest in mitigating climate change implies an increased importance of sustainable development to achieve greenhouse gas emission reductions. paper analyses the impact key economic and environmental factors, such as share renewable energy, gross domestic product (GDP), fossil fuel consumption, final energy consumption households industry, forest area, on (GHG) emissions European Union (consisting 27 members) Poland for comparison—for period from 1990 2023. study fills a gap identifying cross-sectoral determinants EU, focusing specifically whole EU region since beginning Union. research involved implementation statistical analyses, dynamic correlation regression analyses. results showed increase GDP, which was negatively correlated with volume GHG emissions. In contrast, industry (to slightly lesser extent) were also significantly but positively correlated. It is worth noting that strength calculated relationships differed Poland. revealed trends correlations affect are relevant policy implications goals. Considering various Poland’s unique situation (high dependence coal large heavy industry), conclusions formulated EU’s policies context Green Deal.
Language: Английский