Determinants of the ecological footprint: Role of renewable energy, natural resources, and urbanization

2020 ◽  
Vol 54 ◽  
pp. 101996 ◽  
Author(s):  
Danish ◽  
Recep Ulucak ◽  
Salah Ud-Din Khan
Keyword(s):  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Natural Resources ◽  
Ecological Footprint

scholarly journals The Potency of Eco-Innovation, Natural Resource and Financial Development on Ecological Footprint: A Quantile-ARDL Based Evidence from China

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sahar Afshan ◽  
Tanzeela Yaqoob
Keyword(s):  
Natural Resources ◽  
Financial Development ◽  
Environmental Degradation ◽  
Natural Resource ◽  
Ecological Footprint ◽  
The Novel ◽  
Resource Rents ◽  
Long Run ◽  
Novel Method

Abstract Given the alarming deterioration of the environment, the present analysis investigates the role of eco-innovation, natural resources and financial development in influencing the environmental degradation of China. Applying the novel method of Quantile-ARDL, the current research is beneficial in portraying the dependence patterns of the variables with special emphasis on the nexus of eco-innovation and ecological footprint across numerous quantiles of the distribution which has not been examined so far in the literature. The empirical findings reveal that in the long run, eco-innovation reduces the level of ecological deterioration in China across all quantiles. On the other hand, the results suggest that the increase in credit to the private sector and natural resource rents augment environmental degradation. The outcomes imply that the over-dependence on natural resources and financial development can worsen the goals of sustainable development in China if the strategies of conservation and management are ignored. Moreover, witnessing the favourable role of eco-innovation, competent policies and regulations can be made towards sustainable efficient technologies and eco-friendly energy sources to halt global warming.

scholarly journals The Role of Renewable Energy Consumption Towards Carbon Neutrality in BRICS Nations: Does Globalization Matter?

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Liu Dingru ◽  
Muhammad Ramzan ◽  
Muhammad Irfan ◽  
Özge Gülmez ◽  
Hayriye Isik ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Energy Consumption ◽  
Technological Innovation ◽  
Ecological Footprint ◽  
Energy Use ◽  
Vital Role ◽  
Kuznets Curve ◽  
Renewable Energy Consumption ◽  
Carbon Neutrality

Although a number of studies have been conducted on the environmental Kuznets curve (EKC) and the pollution halo hypothesis (PHH), few researchers have assessed the scope in the light of the BRICS— Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa—nations. Therefore, the current research assesses the income-induced EKC as well as the role of technological innovation and renewable energy consumption utilizing a dataset stretching from 1990 to 2018. The present research utilized the novel method of moments quantile regression (MMQR) developed by Machado and Silva (2019) to assess these interrelationships. The empirical outcomes from the MMQR affirmed an inverted U-shaped interrelationship between CO2 emissions and economic growth across all quantiles (first to ninth) for the BRICS nations, thus confirming the presence of the EKC hypothesis. Furthermore, we affirmed the PHH, thus confirming the negative interrelationship between globalization and ecological footprint across all quantiles (first to ninth). Moreover, it was found that renewable energy use plays a vital role in curbing the emissions of CO2 across all quantiles (first to ninth), while no evidence of significant connection was established between technological innovation and ecological footprint across all quantiles. In addition, the Granger causality outcomes revealed a feedback causality between income and ecological footprint, while a unidirectional causality was established from globalization and renewable energy use to ecological footprint.

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.

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