Environmental challenges and political regime transition: the role of historical legacies and the European Union in Eurasia
Environmental challenges and political regime transition: the role of historical legacies and the European Union in Eurasia
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- Nazarov Z, Obydenkova A. Environmental challenges and political regime transition: the role of historical legacies and the European Union in Eurasia. Problems of Post-Communism. 2022;69(4-5):396-409. DOI: 10.1080/10758216.2021.1995437
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This paper addresses the impact of political regimes on carbon emissions (CO2) from a historical perspective, covering the period of 1970–2015. Our sample consists of 153 countries that we follow for 20 years before the transition (1970–1990) and 26 years after it (1990–2015). During transition, postCommunist states experienced a decline in CO2, when controlling for economic variables. Transition had a positive impact on the environment only in cases when it was associated with democratization. When transition has led to consolidation of autocratic regimes, CO2 has increased.