Asymmetric role of renewable energy, green innovation, and globalization in deriving environmental sustainability: Evidence from top-10 polluted countries

Even though a great number of researchers have explored the determinants of environmental pollution, the majority have used carbon emissions as an indicator while only recent studies have employed the ecological footprint which is a broader and more reliable indicator for the environment. The present study contributes to the literature by exploring for the first time in the literature the role of real output, energy intensity (technology), and renewable energy in the ecological footprint under the STIRPAT framework for a Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) country—the United Arab Emirates. By applying the novel bounds testing with dynamic simulations on the data from 1992–2017, the findings of this paper reveal that energy intensity and renewable energy have a negative and significant influence on the ecological footprint but real output has a positive and significant impact on it. In other words, the empirical results indicate that a rise in the real income increases environmental pollution while increases in renewable energy and advances in technology mitigate the level of emissions. The findings also suggest that the government should establish new programs, investment opportunities, and incentives in favor of energy intensity-related technology and renewable energy for the sake of environmental sustainability. The outcomes from this research analysis are useful for policymakers, industrial partners, and project designers in the United Arab Emirates.

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Mitigating degradation and emissions in China: The role of environmental sustainability, human capital and renewable energy

The Science of The Total Environment ◽

10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.137530 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 719 ◽

pp. 137530 ◽

Cited By ~ 13

Author(s):

Samuel Asumadu Sarkodie ◽

Samuel Adams ◽

Phebe Asantewaa Owusu ◽

Thomas Leirvik ◽

Ilhan Ozturk

Keyword(s):

Human Capital ◽

Renewable Energy ◽

Environmental Sustainability

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Investigating the myth of smokeless industry: environmental sustainability in the ASEAN countries and the role of service sector and renewable energy

Environmental Science and Pollution Research ◽

10.1007/s11356-021-14641-8 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Fayyaz Ahmad ◽

Muhammad Umar Draz ◽

Abbas Ali Chandio ◽

Lijuan Su ◽

Munir Ahmad ◽

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Keyword(s):

Renewable Energy ◽

Environmental Sustainability ◽

Service Sector ◽

Asean Countries

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Improving ICT and renewable energy for environmental sustainability in sub-Saharan Africa

Journal of Research in Emerging Markets ◽

10.30585/jrems.v2i3.471 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 2 (3) ◽

pp. 82-90

Author(s):

Kabiru Maji Ibrahim ◽

Salisu Ibrahim Waziri

Keyword(s):

Renewable Energy ◽

Co2 Emissions ◽

Environmental Sustainability ◽

Energy Use ◽

Trade Openness ◽

Generalized Method Of Moments ◽

Sub Saharan Africa ◽

Information And Communication ◽

Sub Saharan

The study investigates the role of information and communication technology (ICT) and renewable energy on environmental sustainability in sub-Saharan Africa. The system generalized method of moments (GMM) was employed to estimate data of 45 sub-Saharan countries that cover the 2008 -2016 period. Result reveals that increasing ICT penetration and renewable energy use reduce CO2 emissions and improves environmental sustainability. Economic growth and population growth also mitigate CO2 emissions while education and trade openness have a neutral impact. These findings imply that increasing penetration of ICT facilities and renewable energy in the region will promote inclusive environmental sustainability. The interactive estimation of ICT variables was further considered to determine net effects and the ICT threshold that is relevant for policy implication.

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On Energy Status indicators and the role of renewableEnergy under Economic Crisis

Voprosy Ekonomiki ◽

10.32609/0042-8736-2014-8-92-105 ◽

2014 ◽

pp. 92-105

Author(s):

P. Bezrukikh ◽

P. Bezrukikh (Jr.)

Keyword(s):

Renewable Energy ◽

World Economy ◽

Electrical Energy ◽

Primary Energy ◽

Primary Energy Consumption ◽

Energy Status ◽

Economy Growth ◽

The World ◽

Production Regime

The article analyzes the dynamics of consumption of primary energy and production of electrical energy in the world for 1973-2012 and the volume of renewable energy. It is shown that in the crisis year of 20 0 9 there was a significant reduction in primary energy consumption and production of electrical energy. At the same time, renewable energy has developed rapidly, well above the rate of the world economy growth. The development of renewable energy is one of the most effective ways out of the crisis, taking into account its production regime, energy, environmental, social and economic efficiency. The forecast for the development of renewable energy for the period up to 2020, compiled by the IEA, is analyzed. It is shown that its assessment rates are conservative; the authors justify higher rates of development of renewable energy.

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ROLE OF RENEWABLE ENERGY IN SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC SECURITY OF PERIPHERAL REGIONS: REVIEW OF WORLD SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH AND EXPERIENCE OF AGRICULTURAL TERRITORIES OF NORTH-WEST RUSSIA

Economy, labor, management in agriculture ◽

10.33938/201-51 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 51-58

Author(s):

Sergey V. Tishkov ◽

V.V. Karginova-Gubinova ◽

Anton P. Shcherbak

Keyword(s):

Renewable Energy ◽

Scientific Research ◽

Economic Security ◽

World Scientific ◽

North West ◽

Peripheral Regions

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Do Public–Private Partnership Investment in Energy and Technological Innovation Matter for Environmental Sustainability in the East Asia and Pacific Region? An Application of a Frequency Domain Causality Test

Sustainability ◽

10.3390/su13063039 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 13 (6) ◽

pp. 3039

Author(s):

Tomiwa Sunday Adebayo ◽

Sema Yılmaz Genç ◽

Rui Alexandre Castanho ◽

Dervis Kirikkaleli

Keyword(s):

Renewable Energy ◽

Energy Consumption ◽

Frequency Domain ◽

Co2 Emissions ◽

Technological Innovation ◽

Environmental Sustainability ◽

Public Private Partnership ◽

Renewable Energy Consumption ◽

Causality Test ◽

Private Partnership

Environmental sustainability is an important issue for current scholars and policymakers in the East Asian and Pacific region. The causal and long-run effects of technological innovation, public–private partnership investment in energy, and renewable energy consumption on environmental sustainability in the East Asian and Pacific regions have not been comprehensively explored while taking into account the role of economic growth using quarterly data for the period 1992–2015. Therefore, the present study aims to close this literature gap using econometric approaches, namely Bayer–Hanck cointegration, autoregressive distributed lag (ARDL), dynamic ordinary least square (DOLS), and fully modified ordinary least square (FMOLS) tests. Furthermore, the study utilizes the frequency domain causality test to capture the causal impact of public–private partnership investment in energy, renewable energy consumption, technological innovation, and economic growth on CO2 emissions. The advantage of the frequency domain causality test is that it can capture the causality between short-term, medium-term, and long-term variables. The outcomes of the ARDL, FMOLS and DOLS show that renewable energy consumption and technological innovation mitigate CO2 emissions, while public–private partnership investment in energy and economic growth increase CO2 emissions. Moreover, the frequency causality test outcomes reveal that technological innovation, public–private partnership investment in energy, and renewable energy consumption cause CO2 emissions, particularly in the long-term. Thus, as a policy recommendation, the present study recommends promoting renewable energy consumption by focusing more on technological innovation in the East Asia and Pacific regions.

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