scholarly journals Socio-Technical and Cultural Approaches to Energy Consumption: An Introduction

2014 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 115-121 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ana Horta ◽  
Harold Wilhite ◽  
Luísa Schmidt ◽  
Françoise Bartiaux
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Energy Consumption ◽  
Natural Resources ◽  
Environmental Impacts ◽  
Technological Progress ◽  
Energy Production ◽  
Energy Use ◽  
Nature And Culture ◽  
Industrialization Process

Energy consumption inconspicuously bridges nature and culture. Modern societies and cultures depend on intensive energy use from the extraction of natural resources. In fact, the industrialization process required large amounts of energy, but main sources such as oil and coal, have been gradually depleted and found to be heavily polluting the environment. Despite their environmental impacts, these resources have provided cheap and abundant power to fuel technological progress and economic growth. (See Agustoni and Maretti [2012] for a good historical summary of the relations between energy production and usages.)

scholarly journals The Impact of Economic Growth, Trade Openness and Technological Progress on Renewable Energy Use in Organization for Economic Co-Operation and Development Countries

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Md. Mahmudul Alam ◽  
Wahid Murad
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Least Squares ◽  
Technological Progress ◽  
Energy Use ◽  
Trade Openness ◽  
Oecd Countries ◽  
Ordinary Least Squares ◽  
Short Term

This study investigates the short-term and long-term impacts of economic growth, trade openness and technological progress on renewable energy use in Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) countries. Based on a panel data set of 25 OECD countries for 43 years, we used the autoregressive distributed lag (ARDL) approach and the related intermediate estimators, including pooled mean group (PMG), mean group (MG) and dynamic fixed effect (DFE) to achieve the objective. The estimated ARDL model has also been checked for robustness using the two substitute single equation estimators, these being the dynamic ordinary least squares (DOLS) and fully modified ordinary least squares (FMOLS). Empirical results reveal that economic growth, trade openness and technological progress significantly influence renewable energy use over the long-term in OECD countries. While the long-term nature of dynamics of the variables is found to be similar across 25 OECD countries, their short-term dynamics are found to be mixed in nature. This is attributed to varying levels of trade openness and technological progress in OECD countries. Since this is a pioneer study that investigates the issue, the findings are completely new and they make a significant contribution to renewable energy literature as well as relevant policy development.

scholarly journals INTERACTION BETWEEN ENERGY CONSUMPTION AND ECONOMIC GROWTH IN INDIA

2017 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
pp. 62-71 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nandakumar ◽  
Devasia ◽  
Thomachan
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Energy Consumption ◽  
World Bank ◽  
Energy Use ◽  
Annual Data ◽  
Sample Period ◽  
Development Indicators ◽  
Long Run ◽  
World Development

This Paper examines the relation between energy use and GDP percapita of India. It used the annual data from 1971-2013, obtained from World Development Indicators of World Bank for India. The variables used in this study are – Percapita GDP and Energy consumption in Kilograms of oil equivalent (Kgoe). The result shows long run relation between energy use and GDP percapita. The result also shows that Energy Use granger causes GDP percapita of India for the sample period.

Barry Commoner's Day

1998 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 69-73
Author(s):  
Chicco Testa
Keyword(s):  
Natural Resources ◽  
Environmental Impacts ◽  
Technological Progress ◽  
Great Contribution ◽  
Great Opportunity ◽  
Social Rationality ◽  
Irrational Behavior ◽  
Good Advice

“Barry Commoner's Day” represents for me a great opportunity to settle up my debt of gratitude to Barry Commoner. I thank Barry for the personal friendship he has honored me with for many years, allowing me to take advantage of his experience, his good advice, and his scientific and political teaching. He used to be an incorrigible optimist. And I hope he has not changed with the passing of the years because God knows how much environmentalists need people like him since they have a tendency to complain and foretell misfortunes. But Barry's contribution is not just optimism. His great contribution lies in his ability in matching economic and social rationality, technological progress, and the minimization of environmental impacts. That is to say, the finding that at the basis of the processes involving the destruction of natural resources, there is often an irrational behavior, which is technologically and economically disadvantageous.

The dynamic relationship between CO2 emission, international tourism and energy consumption in Pakistan: a cointegration approach

2019 ◽  
Vol 74 (4) ◽  
pp. 761-779 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yaping Liu ◽  
Tafazal Kumail ◽  
Wajahat Ali ◽  
Farah Sadiq
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Energy Consumption ◽  
Granger Causality ◽  
Environmental Quality ◽  
Energy Use ◽  
Ardl Model ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Dynamic Relationship ◽  
Long Run ◽  
Growth Energy

Purpose The present study aims to investigate the dynamic relationship between international tourist receipts, economic growth, energy use and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions in Pakistan over the period 1980-2016. Many researchers have investigated the link between tourism and CO2 emissions, but there is no clear picture as the results are contradictory. This study is an attempt to compliment the literature related to tourism and environmental quality. Design/methodology/approach The study adopted the autoregressive distributed lagged (ARDL) model to investigate the short- and long-run estimates simultaneously. The study further applied Granger causality to find out the direction of causalities. To arrive at long-run robust estimates, the study used dynamic ordinary least squares (DOLS) model. Findings The results found that tourist receipts have no significant impact on environmental quality, while growth and energy consumption are the main determinants of CO2 emissions in Pakistan. The Granger causality test confirmed unidirectional causalities from GDP and energy consumption toward CO2 emissions, while tourist receipts do not affect environmental quality. DOLS technique confirmed the long-run estimates of ARDL model. Research limitations/implications The result of the study complements the literature by adding new evidence regarding the nexus of tourism and environment. Findings of the study are important for policymakers and regulatory bodies to place their focus on the development of tourism sector (services sector) rather than energy-intensive manufacturing activities to sustain the growth of the country in higher quartiles, as tourism receipts have no significant negative externalities toward environment, while energy use is one of the key determinants of environmental degradation. Originality/value This study used time series data over the period 1980-2016 for Pakistan to inspect the dynamic relationship between tourist receipts, economic growth, energy consumption and CO2 emissions.

Does Temperature Contribute to Environment Degradation? Pakistani Experience Based on Nonlinear Bounds Testing Approach

2020 ◽  
pp. 097215092091665 ◽  
Author(s):  
Muhammad Saeed Meo ◽  
Solomon Prince Nathaniel ◽  
Muhammad Murtaza Khan ◽  
Qasim Ali Nisar ◽  
Tehreem Fatima
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Energy Consumption ◽  
Carbon Emissions ◽  
Energy Use ◽  
Global Climate ◽  
Bounds Testing ◽  
Renewable Energy Consumption ◽  
Global Climate Changes ◽  
Long Run ◽  
Short Run

Many developing countries are acutely vulnerable to global climate changes. In Pakistan, carbon emissions are primarily contributed by the factor of energy production from oil, gas and coal. The objective of this study is to estimate the asymmetric impact of temperature, energy use, economic growth, water scarcity on CO2 emissions in Pakistan over their period of 1960–2016. Based on nonlinear bounds testing (NARDL) approach, it is confirmed that there is an asymmetric relationship between temperature and CO2 emission, while energy use, population growth and economic growth have a positive effect in the short run. In the long run, energy consumption and economic growth were found to increase emission, while a temperature decrease by 1 per cent leads to 5 per cent decrease in carbon emissions. Population and water availability also reduces emission in Pakistan. Further, the study also confirms the long-run relationship between the variables. The finding of the study noticeably supports the policy to increase renewable energy consumption.

scholarly journals Can Co2 Emissions and Energy Consumption Determine the Economic Performance of South Korea? A Time-Series Analysis

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tomiwa Sunday Adebayo ◽  
Abraham Ayobamiji Awosusi ◽  
Dervis Kirikkaleli ◽  
Gbenga Daniel Akinsola ◽  
Madhy Nyota Mwamba
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Energy Consumption ◽  
South Korea ◽  
Energy Use ◽  
Ordinary Least Squares ◽  
Least Square ◽  
Wavelet Coherence ◽  
Causality Analysis ◽  
Distributed Lag

Abstract Following the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UN-SDGs) which emphases on relevant concerns that encompass access to energy (SDG-7) and sustainable development (SDG-8). This research tends to re-examine the interaction between urbanization, CO2, capital formation, energy use, and economic growth in South Korea, which has not yet been assessed using the recent econometric techniques and data stretching between 1965 and 2019. The present study utilized the Autoregressive distributed lag (ARDL), Dynamic Ordinary Least Square (DOLS), and Fully Modified Ordinary Least Squares (FMOLS) methods while for the causality direction the Gradual shift and Wavelet coherence method are utilized. The ARDL bounds test uncovers a long-run linkage between the variables of interest. Empirical evidence shows that emissions spur economic growth. Thus, there is also a necessity to change the energy mix in South Korea to renewables, based on increasing environmental awareness across the globe, to enable the use of sustainable energy sources and establish an environmentally sustainable ecosystem. Moreover, the energy-induced growth hypothesis is validated. This result is resonated by the causality analysis where energy consumption drives GDP one-way in South Korea. This suggests that South Korea cannot embark on energy conservative policies, as such actions will hurt economic progress. Additionally, unidirectional causality is seen between urbanization, trade opens, and economic growth. These findings have far-reaching consequences for GDP growth and macroeconomic indicators in South Korea.

scholarly journals Systematic review of energy efficiency (E.E.). Basis for an alternative vision of E.E. in Colombia

2020 ◽  
Vol 25 (2) ◽  
pp. 329-336
Author(s):  
Cristian Méndez-Rodríguez ◽  
Carlos F. Rengifo-Rodas ◽  
Juan Carlos Corrales-Muñoz ◽  
Apolinar Figueroa-Casas
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Systematic Review ◽  
Energy Efficiency ◽  
Natural Resources ◽  
Environmental Impacts ◽  
Energy Resources ◽  
Systematic Mapping ◽  
Natural Energy ◽  
Alternative Vision ◽  
Research Questions

The management of natural resources, especially energy resources, is a challenge for today's society. For this reason, Energy Efficiency (E.E.) is considered as a key tool to promote economic growth, reduce the consumption of natural energy resources, and help to solve multiple environmental impacts. In this study, a systematic mapping of the literature concerning E.E. is carried out. Based on the research questions formulated in the systematic mapping, a knowledge gap is identified, which is that the problems linked to energy are not being addressed from a systemic and interdisciplinary paradigm. This calls for the development of methodological, sociological, and technological processes that allow understanding of E.E. from a systemic perspective. Finally, the basis for an alternative vision of E.E. in Colombia is proposed, which tends towards the sustainability and conservation of natural energy resources.

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