Perspectives on the environmental Kuznets curve in America: a static panel approach for the period 2010-2020

This study aims to determine the relationship between economic growth and CO2 emissions through the hypothesis of the Environmental Kuznets Curve for 25 countries of the American continent covering the period 2010-2020. The methodology used is a panel data model that employs a static panel regression with cluster, measuring CO2 emissions and their relationship with the variables GDP per capita, electricity consumption, income from environmental taxes, exports, and imports in America. The result of the model allows for visualization of an inverted U-shaped association between environmental degradation and the variables considered, the estimates have the expected signs and are statistically significant, resulting in empirical support for the presence of a hypothesis of the Environmental Kuznets Curve, evidencing the need to implement public policies that promote environmental care.