Achieving sustainability and energy efficiency goals: Assessing the impact of hydroelectric and renewable electricity generation on carbon dioxide emission in China

Zhang, Xiaosan; Jiang, Qingquan; Khattak, Shoukat Iqbal; Ahmad, Manzoor; Ur, Rahman Zia

doi:10.1016/j.enpol.2021.112332

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“…This is because OECD nations have long started to shift from fossil fuel use as a source of energy to renewable energy use which does not exacerbate greenhouse gas emissions. However, the current research concurs with the findings of past studies that the consumption of renewable energy significantly reduces greenhouse gas emissions (Hdom 2019 ; Mohsin et al 2021 ; Xiaosan et al 2021 ; Bhat 2018 ; Kahia et al 2019 ; Khan; et al, 2019). Renewable energy use should continue to be encouraged in all nations around the world for the purpose of achieving low carbon in the future (Salim and Rafiq 2012 ; Becker and Fischer 2013 ; Deka and Dube 2021 ).…”

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confidence: 91%

“…Various studies have been conducted on the nexus between renewable energy and greenhouse gas emissions (see for instance, Azam et al 2021 ; Mohsin et al 2021 ; Liu et al 2021b ; Xiaosan et al 2021 ; Hdom 2019 ; Zhang et al 2021 ; Saidi and Omri 2020 ; Wang et al 2021b ; Bhat 2018 ; Attiaoui et al 2017 ; Kahia et al 2019 ; Toumi and Toumi 2019 ; Khan et al 2020 ; Abbasi et al 2021a ), and different results have been found. Some researchers have observed that the consumption of renewable energy has a negative and significant effect on greenhouse gas emissions, which means that if more renewable energy sources of energy are used in the economic activities of nations, the effects of greenhouse gas emissions will be lowered (Khan et al 2020 ; Kahia et al 2019 ; Bhat 2018 ; Zhang et al 2021 ; Wang et al 2021a ; Hdom 2019 ; Xiaosan et al 2021 ). These findings provide overwhelming evidence that if nations seek to curb the effects of greenhouse gasses, then renewable energy is the path to follow.…”

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confidence: 99%

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The role of clean energy in the development of sustainable tourism: does renewable energy use help mitigate environmental pollution? A panel data analysis

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The tourism industry has long been accused of being the major driver of global warming as a result of the size of the industry and its subsequent high energy consumption, most of which comes from sources that emit carbon dioxide. However, in spite of the criticism directed towards tourism due to its negative effects on the environment, there is a scarcity of research that has aimed to ascertain its impact on the environment, thus revealing the existence of a gap in the literature. The current study uses a dynamic GMM model for 38 OECD countries from 2008 to 2019 for the purpose of filling the gap in the literature by investigating the effects of tourism development on the environment, as well as ascertaining the role of renewable energy in mitigating environmental impact. Unlike past studies that have alluded to the fact that tourism development exacerbates the emissions of carbon dioxide and hence global warming, the current research shows that in the OECD countries, tourism does not have any significant link with greenhouse gas emissions. This is because OECD nations have long started to shift from the use of fossil fuels to renewable sources of energy that do not exacerbate greenhouse gas emissions. However, the current research concurs with the findings of past studies that renewable energy consumption significantly decreases greenhouse gas emissions. The use of renewable energy sources instead of fossil fuels should continue to be encouraged in all nations for the purpose of achieving the carbon neutrality goal of the United Nations.

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The role of clean energy in the development of sustainable tourism: does renewable energy use help mitigate environmental pollution? A panel data analysis

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“…However, the dynamic causality between electricity production, CO 2 and economic growth has been analysed by Bento and Moutinho (2016), where the authors explore that electricity production from renewable sources has a large contribution to emission reduction. The reduction policies should be based on modern technology as well as using renewable sources of electricity production where non-renewable sources emit more carbon into the atmosphere (Xiaosan, 2021). Atekin's (2022) paper aims to evaluate countries according to the energy-environment-sustainability triangle using ARAT, CRITIC, and CODAS-Sort.…”

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A Quantile Regression Analysis of the Impact of Electricity Production Sources on CO2 Emission in South Asian Countries

Majumder

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This study wants to fill a gap in the empirical literature by looking at how the sources of electricity affect CO2 emissions in South Asian countries. Because of the consistent production levels and economic growth in South Asian countries, energy generation is becoming a key issue. The data, which covers from 1972 to 2015, is subjected to quantile regression (QR). The quantile regression coefficients’ findings are statistically significant at a 1% level of significance. According to the regression results, all energy generation sources and associated variables have a positive impact on CO2 emissions. Coal-fired power plants have a bigger impact on the environment than other types of pollution. On the other hand, renewable energy sources have the minimum impact on environmental degradation. Possible alternatives for reducing carbon dioxide emissions instead of coal, oil, and gas-based energy production sources have been presented. The policy implications also suggest that environmental policy should be improved by applying renewable energy, wind energy, hydroelectric sources, and nuclear energy. The link between economic growth and energy concentration needs to be looked into more with the help of more economic indicators and the parameters of electricity-generating sources.

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“…The central government of different countries has introduced market and nonmarket-based development incentives such as investment incentives, quota-based green certificates, bidding, tax reductions, tariff rates, and feed-in premiums to promote renewable energy sources. Renewable energy use is also beneficial in decarbonizing the use of energy equipment and the overall reduction in global warming and emissions to overcome primary energy dependence (Chishti et al 2021;Li et al 2021;Usman, et al 2021a, b;Xiaosan et al 2021). Renewable energy sources (e.g., geothermal, solar, and wind) account for just around 1.7% of total primary energy production (Rehman et al 2021a, b, c, d;Usman and Hammar 2021).…”

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The cyclical impact of green and sustainable technology research on carbon dioxide emissions in BRICS economies

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Ahmad

2021

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This paper explored the asymmetrical relationships between green and sustainable technology research and environmental sustainability among the BRICS states from 1990 to 2018. The data was analyzed by second-and third-generation economic techniques such as slope heterogeneity and cross-section independence test, unit root test, structural break unit root test, panel cointegration with structural breaks cointegration tests, cross-section autoregressive distributed lags technique, augmented mean group, and Dumitrescu-Hurlin panel causality test. First, the results validated a long-run cointegration among variables. Second, the results showed that renewable energy consumption and positive shocks to green and sustainable technology research are proper to mitigate carbon dioxide emissions (short-and long-run). Third, gross domestic product, foreign direct investment, exports, and negative shocks to green and sustainable technology research increase carbon dioxide emissions. Fourth, the nexus between green and sustainable technology research and carbon dioxide emissions was counter-cyclical during economic expansion and contraction periods. Fifth, the impact of positive shocks to green and sustainable technology research on carbon dioxide emissions was more than the impact of negative shocks to green and sustainable technology research on carbon dioxide emissions. KeywordsGreen technologies • Innovation in environmental-related technologies • Business cycles • Foreign direct investment • Gross domestic investment * Manzoor Ahmad

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Achieving sustainability and energy efficiency goals: Assessing the impact of hydroelectric and renewable electricity generation on carbon dioxide emission in China

Cited by 86 publications

References 80 publications

The role of clean energy in the development of sustainable tourism: does renewable energy use help mitigate environmental pollution? A panel data analysis

The role of clean energy in the development of sustainable tourism: does renewable energy use help mitigate environmental pollution? A panel data analysis

A Quantile Regression Analysis of the Impact of Electricity Production Sources on CO2 Emission in South Asian Countries

The cyclical impact of green and sustainable technology research on carbon dioxide emissions in BRICS economies

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