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  • 简介:Populationgrowthanddevelopmentpatternshaveasignificantimpactontheenvironmentalperformance.Theissueofconcerniswhetherpopulationgrowthortheconsumption/productionpatternsareresponsibleforenvironmentaldeterioration.Thispaperisanattempttocapturetheimpactoftechnologicaldevelopment,affluence,andpopulationonenvironmentalperformanceindex,whilepreviousstutheshadcapturedtheimpactofthesethreefactorsonenvironmentonlythroughCO2emissions.Theanalysisrevealsthattechnologicaldevelopmentandpopulationsizehaveanegativeimpactonenvironmentalperformance,whereasmeasurestoimproveaffluencehaveapositiveimpact.Technologicaldevelopmenthasincreasedtheproductionofenergyefficientproductsbutatthesametimeconsumptionoftheseproductshasincreasedmanifoldleadingtoenvironmentaldeterioration.Demographicattributesneedspecificattentiontoimproveenvironmentalperformance.Thispaperconcludesonsomepolicyreflectionsonslowingthepopulationgrowthaswellaspersuadesindividualsandeconomiestorelooktotheirconsumptionandproductionpatternsandchannelizetheireffortstoprotecttheenvironment.

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