Dynamic nexus between technological innovation and buildings Sector's carbon emission in BRICS countries

This study selects the panel data of five BRICS nations (Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa) from 1990 to 2019 to empirically explore the impact of technological innovation and economic growth on carbon emissions under the context of carbon neutrality. Granger causality test results signify that there exists a one-way causality from technology patent to carbon emission and from economic growth to carbon emission. We also constructed an improved Stochastic Impacts by Regression on Population, Affluence, and Technology (STIRPAT) model. The regression results manifest that technology patents contribute to the realization of carbon emission reduction and carbon neutralization, while the economic growth of emerging economies represented by BRICS countries significantly improves carbon emissions, but every single BRICS country shows differentiated carbon emissions conditions with their economic development stages. The impact of the interaction term on carbon emissions for the five BRICS countries also presents country-specific heterogeneity. Moreover, the Environmental Kuznets Curve (EKC) test results show that only Russia and South Africa have an inverted U-shaped curve relationship between economic growth and carbon emissions, whereas Brazil, India and China have a U-shaped curve relationship. There exists no EKC relationship when considering BRICS nations as a whole. Further robustness tests also verify that the conclusions obtained in this paper are consistent and stable. Finally, the paper puts forward relevant policy suggestions based on the research findings.

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A Study on The Driving Factors and Spatial Spillover of Carbon Emission Intensity in The Yangtze River Economic Belt under Double Control Action

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ◽

10.3390/ijerph16224452 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 16 (22) ◽

pp. 4452 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Xuhui Ding ◽

Zhongyao Cai ◽

Qianqian Xiao ◽

Suhui Gao

Keyword(s):

Technological Innovation ◽

Emission Intensity ◽

Emission Reduction ◽

Yangtze River ◽

Carbon Emission ◽

Spillover Effects ◽

The Yangtze River ◽

Low Carbon ◽

Spatial Spillover ◽

Carbon Emission Intensity

It is greatly important to promote low-carbon green transformations in China, for implementing the emission reduction commitments and global climate governance. However, understanding the spatial spillover effects of carbon emissions will help the government achieve this goal. This paper selects the carbon-emission intensity panel data of 11 provinces in the Yangtze River Economic Belt from 2004 to 2016. Then, this paper uses the Global Moran’s I to explore the spatial distribution characteristics and spatial correlation of carbon emission intensity. Furthermore, this paper constructs a spatial econometric model to empirically test the driving path and spillover effects of relevant factors. The results show that there is a significant positive correlation with the provincial carbon intensity in the Yangtze River Economic Belt, but this trend is weakening. The provinces of Jiangsu, Zhejiang, and Shanghai are High–High agglomerations, while the provinces of Yunnan and Guizhou are Low–Low agglomerations. Economic development, technological innovation, and foreign direct investion (FDI) have positive effects on the reduction of carbon emissions, while industrialization has a negative effect on it. There is also a significant positive spatial spillover effect of the industrialization level and technological innovation level. The spatial spillover effects of FDI and economic development on carbon emission intensity fail to pass a significance test. Therefore, it is necessary to promote cross-regional low-carbon development, accelerate the R&D of energy-saving and emission-reduction technologies, actively enhance the transformation and upgrade industrial structures, and optimize the opening up of the region and the patterns of industrial transfer.

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The effects of FDI, technological innovation, and financial development on CO2 emissions: evidence from the BRICS countries

Environmental Science and Pollution Research ◽

10.1007/s11356-020-08715-2 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 27 (19) ◽

pp. 23899-23913 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Muhammad Zahid Rafique ◽

Yafei Li ◽

Abdul Razaque Larik ◽

Malepekola Precious Monaheng

Keyword(s):

Co2 Emissions ◽

Financial Development ◽

Technological Innovation ◽

Brics Countries

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Energy technological innovation and carbon emissions mitigation: evidence from China

Kybernetes ◽

10.1108/k-09-2020-0550 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽

Author(s):

Shuping Cheng ◽

Lingjie Meng ◽

Lu Xing

Keyword(s):

Technological Innovation ◽

Carbon Emissions ◽

Emission Intensity ◽

Carbon Emission ◽

Fossil Energy ◽

Content Type ◽

Carbon Emission Intensity ◽

Emissions Mitigation ◽

The Impact ◽

Positive Effect

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to examine the effects of energy technological innovation on carbon emissions in China from 2001 to 2016.Design/methodology/approachConditional mean (CM) methods are first applied to implement our investigation. Then, considering the tremendous heterogeneity in China, quantile regression is further employed to comprehensively investigate the potential heterogeneous effect between energy technological innovation and carbon emission intensity.FindingsThe results suggest that renewable energy technological innovation has a significantly positive effect on carbon emission intensity in lower quantile areas and a negative effect in higher quantile areas. Contrarily, fossil energy technological innovation exerts a negative correlation with carbon emission intensity in lower quantile areas and a positive effect on carbon emission intensity in higher quantiles areas.Originality/valueConsidering that energy consumption is the main source of CO2 emissions, it is of great importance to study the impact of energy technological innovation on carbon emissions. However, the previous studies mainly focus on the impact of integrated technological innovation on carbon emissions, ignoring the impact of energy technological innovation on carbon emissions mitigation. To fill this gap, we construct an extended STIRPAT model to examine the effects of renewable energy technological innovation and fossil energy technological innovation on carbon emissions in this paper. The results can provide a reference for the government to formulate carbon mitigation policies.

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Do Human Capital Investment and Technological Innovation Have a Permanent Effect on Population Health? An Asymmetric Analysis of BRICS Economies

Frontiers in Public Health ◽

10.3389/fpubh.2021.723557 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 9 ◽

Author(s):

Gang-Gao Hu ◽

Li-Peng Yao

Keyword(s):

Human Capital ◽

Population Health ◽

Technological Innovation ◽

Capital Investment ◽

Human Capital Investment ◽

Negative Effects ◽

Positive Effects ◽

Brics Countries ◽

Long Run ◽

Short Run

This study examines the asymmetric impact of human capital investment, and technological innovation on population health from the years spanning from 1991 to 2019, by using a panel of the BRICS countries. For this purpose, we have employed the PMG panel NARDL approach, which captures the long-run and short-run dynamics of the concerned variables. The empirical results show that human capital investment and technological innovation indeed happen to exert asymmetric effects on the dynamics of health in BRICS countries. Findings also reveal that increased human capital investment and technological innovation have positive effects on health, while the deceased human capital investment and technological innovation tend to have negative effects on population health in the long run. Based on these revelations, some policy recommendations have been proposed for BRICS economies.

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The Effect of Renewable Energy Development, Market Regulation, and Technological Innovation on CO2 Emission in BRICS Countries

10.21203/rs.3.rs-1120763/v1 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Shah Abbas ◽

Peng Gui ◽

Chen Ai ◽

Najabat Ali

Keyword(s):

Renewable Energy ◽

Environmental Regulation ◽

Technological Innovation ◽

Carbon Emissions ◽

Environmental Sustainability ◽

Energy Development ◽

Market Regulation ◽

Brics Countries ◽

Renewable Energy Development ◽

Linear And Nonlinear

Abstract The relationship between energy, environment, and economic growth has been received a lot of attention recently among scientific studies, but environmental sustainability remains a global issue. Renewable energy production, technological advancement, and regulatory policy mechanisms can all help to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and support environmental sustainability. The purpose of this study was to look at the influence of renewable energy development, market regulation, and technological innovation on carbon emissions in the BRICS countries. Renewable energy development is measured by the contribution of renewables to the total primary energy supply. The market regulation represents the measure of environmental regulation policies that the state administrative department uses to manage or limit pollution. Technological innovation is measured by environment-related technologies. To examine the symmetric and asymmetric relationship between study variables, we used a second-generation panel unit root test, linear and nonlinear co-integration tests, and linear and nonlinear ARDL. Using a symmetric approach, we found that renewable energy development, technological innovation, and market-based environmental regulation policies had a considerable positive impact on lowering carbon emissions (CE). Furthermore, the combined effect of market regulation and renewable energy development, as well as market regulation and technology innovation on CE is negative and significant. In the asymmetric specification, we found that positive and negative shocks are not uniform but vary according to ascending and descending movement in the primary variables. In nonlinear specification, the long run effects are higher than the short run. The study suggests renewable energy development, technical innovation, and market-based regulation environmental policies are the main mechanisms to reduce carbon emission in BRICS countries.

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