Emisiones de CO2 y población urbana: un análisis para América Latina

Embargo de publicación - Resolución No. 958-DFCPA-UNACH 2025 - publicado 27/03/2026 This research analyzes the influence of the urban population on CO2 emissions in 13 Latin American countries during 2000-2019. Accelerated urbanization in the region leads to greater energy demand and polluting activities, putting pressure on environmental quality. The study adopts an econometric approach with panel data, estimating a model that relates CO2 emissions with urbanization and other explanatory variables such as GDP per capita, renewable consumption and manufacturing. The results show that urban population growth has a positive effect on emissions. A 1% increase in the proportion of urban population is associated with a 0.83% increase in CO2 emissions. However, evidence of a non-linear inverted U-shaped relationship is also observed, suggesting that urbanization initially increases pollution but eventually mitigates it after a certain development threshold, due to the adoption of clean technologies. The study highlights that urban expansion in Latin America imposes environmental pressures, but the transition to low-carbon economies is possible with sustainable city planning, renewable energy and economic instruments such as green taxes and subsidies.

• Prif Awdur: Paredes Sánchez, Raúl Alejandro (author)
• Fformat: bachelorThesis
• Iaith: spa
• Cyhoeddwyd: 2025
• Pynciau: Urbanización; Emisiones CO2; Cambio Climático; Datos panel; América Latina
• Mynediad Ar-lein: http://dspace.unach.edu.ec/handle/51000/14773