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

2020 ◽  
Vol 719 ◽  
pp. 137530 ◽  
Author(s):  
Samuel Asumadu Sarkodie ◽  
Samuel Adams ◽  
Phebe Asantewaa Owusu ◽  
Thomas Leirvik ◽  
Ilhan Ozturk
Keyword(s):  
Human Capital ◽  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Environmental Sustainability

scholarly journals Analyzing the Role of Renewable Energy and Energy Intensity in the Ecological Footprint of the United Arab Emirates

2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 227
Author(s):  
Eyup Dogan ◽  
Syed Faisal Shah
Keyword(s):  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Environmental Pollution ◽  
United Arab Emirates ◽  
Environmental Sustainability ◽  
Ecological Footprint ◽  
Energy Intensity ◽  
Real Output ◽  
Bounds Testing ◽  
The Government

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.

scholarly journals Financial Development and Carbon Emissions: Analyzing the Role of Financial Risk, Renewable Energy Electricity, and Human Capital for China

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 ◽  
pp. 1-8
Author(s):  
Yiping Guo
Keyword(s):  
Human Capital ◽  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Financial Development ◽  
Carbon Emissions ◽  
Financial Risk ◽  
Time Series Data ◽  
Risk Index ◽  
Structural Break ◽  
Series Data

This study introduces the role of financial risk index and renewable energy electricity output along with financial development and human capital as new determinants of carbon emissions and uses updated time-series data from 1988–2018 for China, employing novel econometric approaches, i.e., Narayan and Popp unit root test with structural breaks, Maki cointegration, and frequency domain causality test for long, short, and medium run causality. The empirical outcome shows that improvement in human capital index and rising shares of renewable energy in electricity output help to limit carbon emissions. In contrast, gross domestic product, financial risk index, and structural break of 2001 increase carbon emissions. Moreover, structural break year of 2008 and financial development index reduces carbon emissions. The negative association between financial development and carbon emissions supports the positive school of thoughts of financial development which promotes sustainable environment. This study recommends promotion of quality human capital and green financial development along with increasing the shares of renewable energy in electricity for achieving China 2030 climate targets of reducing pollution.

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