Is the Environmental Kuznets Curve valid for the economic growth-environmental situation relationship of developing countries?

The environmental Kuznets curve has been considered and studied as a model that describes the relationship between the economic growth and the environmental situation of the country. The GDP per capita was used as an indicator of economic growth and CO2 emissions was as indicator of environmental situation. The analysis revealed that the EKC relationship does not describe the situation in most developing countries. These results are also backed by the literature discussed in the paper. The analysis of other factors that affect the shape of the EKC has been conducted in a much more theoretical way. The results showed that the development path can play a role in determining the shape of the GDP per capita- CO2 emissions relationship.