The potential environmental impacts of EU immigration policy: future population numbers, greenhouse gas emissions and biodiversity preservation
This article clarifies the potential environmental impacts of more or less expansive EU immigration policies. First, we project the demographic impacts of different immigration policy scenarios on future population numbers, finding that relatively small annual differences in immigration levels lead...
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oai:doaj.org-article:4c4283d23756492694ec538e42e68d462021-12-02T15:13:09ZThe potential environmental impacts of EU immigration policy: future population numbers, greenhouse gas emissions and biodiversity preservation10.3197/jps.2019.4.1.712398-54882398-5496https://doaj.org/article/4c4283d23756492694ec538e42e68d462019-12-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.whp-journals.co.uk/JPS/article/view/644https://doaj.org/toc/2398-5488https://doaj.org/toc/2398-5496 This article clarifies the potential environmental impacts of more or less expansive EU immigration policies. First, we project the demographic impacts of different immigration policy scenarios on future population numbers, finding that relatively small annual differences in immigration levels lead to large differences in future population numbers, both nationally and region-wide. Second, we analyze the potential impacts of future population numbers on two key environmental goals: reducing the EU’s greenhouse gas emissions and preserving its biodiversity. We find that in both cases, smaller populations make success in these endeavors more likely – though only in conjunction with comprehensive policy changes which lock in the environmental benefits of smaller populations. Reducing immigration in order to stabilize or reduce populations thus can help EU nations create ecologically sustainable societies, while increasing immigration will tend to move them further away from this goal. Philip CafaroFrank GötmarkThe White Horse PressarticleimmigrationpopulationEuropean Unioncarbon emissionsbiodiversity protectionEnvironmental sciencesGE1-350Demography. Population. Vital eventsHB848-3697ENThe Journal of Population and Sustainability, Vol 4, Iss 1 (2019) |
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This article clarifies the potential environmental impacts of more or less expansive EU immigration policies. First, we project the demographic impacts of different immigration policy scenarios on future population numbers, finding that relatively small annual differences in immigration levels lead to large differences in future population numbers, both nationally and region-wide. Second, we analyze the potential impacts of future population numbers on two key environmental goals: reducing the EU’s greenhouse gas emissions and preserving its biodiversity. We find that in both cases, smaller populations make success in these endeavors more likely – though only in conjunction with comprehensive policy changes which lock in the environmental benefits of smaller populations. Reducing immigration in order to stabilize or reduce populations thus can help EU nations create ecologically sustainable societies, while increasing immigration will tend to move them further away from this goal.
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