Renewable energy investment and governance in countries along the belt & Road Initiative: Does trade openness matter?

2021 ◽  
Vol 180 ◽  
pp. 1278-1289
Author(s):  
Jamal Hussain ◽  
Kui Zhou ◽  
Faqir Muhammad ◽  
Danish Khan ◽  
Anwar Khan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Trade Openness ◽  
Energy Investment ◽  
Renewable Energy Investment

scholarly journals The Impact of Renewable Energy Investment on Economic Growth

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 234
Author(s):  
Harith Hadi Mohammed AlDarraji ◽  
Amir Bakir
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Trade Openness ◽  
Energy Investment ◽  
Independent Variables ◽  
Real Gdp ◽  
Significant Relationships ◽  
Real Gdp Per Capita ◽  
Renewable Energy Investment ◽  
The Impact

The study aimed to define and assess the impact of renewable energy on economic growth. It used panel data for 18 countries during the period 2008-2015. The FMOLS econometric technicality was used to estimate the relevant relations between the independent variables, namely; renewable energy, capital, labor and trade openness and the dependent variable, real GDP per capita. The study found that renewable energy affects economic growth positively, however, the elasticity was highly inelastic. Also, the study found positive and significant relationships between economic growth and the other three independent variables with inelastic elasticities. The study concluded that countries should be encouraged to invest in renewable energy and gradually decrease their dependence on conventional energy. Also, it highly recommended to remove all obstacles facing the development of renewable energy.

scholarly journals Do the Green Credit Guidelines Affect Renewable Energy Investment? Empirical Research from China

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (16) ◽  
pp. 9331
Author(s):  
Kexian Zhang ◽  
Yan Wang ◽  
Zimei Huang
Keyword(s):  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Natural Experiment ◽  
Energy Transformation ◽  
Credit Policy ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Energy Investment ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Green Development ◽  
Renewable Energy Investment

How to promote renewable energy investment is central to energy transformation and green development. To take China’s “green credit guidelines” policy as a quasi-natural experiment, we investigate the impacts of green credit policy on renewable energy investment. Using the samples of 1021 Chinese listed enterprises during 2007–2017, we find that: Firstly, the introduction of the green credit guidelines has promoted renewable energy investment. Secondly, short-term debts play a mediating role in the impacts of green credit guidelines on renewable energy investment, while long-term debts play a masking role, and financing constraints do not play a significant role. Thirdly, the heterogeneous impacts on renewable energy investment are reflected in different ownerships and enterprise scales, with significant impacts on the state-owned enterprises and small ones.

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