Asymmetric impact of renewable energy consumption and technological innovation on environmental degradation: designing an SDG framework for developed economy

Zang, Xinming; Adebayo, Tomiwa Sunday; Oladipupo, Seun Damola; Kırıkkaleli, Derviş

doi:10.1080/09593330.2021.1983027

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“…However, consistent with Inal et al (2022), the pollution-augmenting role of renewable energy consumption is due to the fact that African countries essentially rely on fossil fuel consumption in their pursuit of macroeconomic objectives. Although this result corroborates recent studies arguing that renewable energy consumption inhibits environmental sustainability in the context of Asian countries (Zafar et al (2020) and Spain (Zang et al , 2023), it contradicts the findings of Wang and Dong (2019) asserting that renewable energy consumption impedes environmental degradation in the context of Sub-Saharan African countries.…”

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confidence: 71%

Energy transition and pollution emissions in developing countries: are renewable energies guilty?

Achuo

Ojöng

2023

IJDI

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Purpose This study aims to examine the effects of energy transition on pollution emissions in Africa. In addition, it explores the indirect channels through which energy consumption impacts environmental quality. Design/methodology/approach The study uses system Generalised Method of Moments approach for a panel of 51 developing African countries over the 1996–2020 period. Findings The results show that fossil fuel and renewable energy consumption increase pollution emissions. The environment-degrading effect of renewable energy in Africa is however counter-intuitive, though the results are robust across regional economic blocks and income groups except for upper-middle-income countries where energy consumption is environment enhancing. Moreover, the results show that the environmental impacts of non-renewable energy consumption are modulated through financial development and information and communication technology (ICT) adoption, leading to respective positive net effects of 0.04460796 and 0.07682873. This is up to respective policy thresholds of 203.265 and 137.105 of financial development and ICT adoption, respectively, when the positive net effects are nullified. Practical implications Contingent on the results, the study suggests the need for African countries to develop sound financial systems and encourage the use of green technologies, to ensure that energy transition effectively contributes to emissions reduction. Policymakers in Africa should also be aware of the critical levels of financial development and ICT, beyond which complementary policies are required for non-renewable energy consumption to maintain a negative impact on environmental degradation. Originality/value Firstly, extant studies on the nexus between energy transition and environmental degradation in Africa are very sparse. Therefore, this study fills the existing research gap by comprehensively examining the effects of energy transition on pollution emissions across 51 African economies. Additionally, besides accounting for the direct environmental effects of energy transition, the current study accounts for the indirect channels through which the environmental impacts of energy transition are modulated. Hence, this study provides critical thresholds for the policy modulating variables, which enlighten policymakers on the necessity of designing complementary policies once the modulating variables attain the established thresholds.

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Energy transition and pollution emissions in developing countries: are renewable energies guilty?

Achuo

Ojöng

2023

IJDI

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“…The findings from this study disclosed that across all frequencies decline in CO 2 emissions is attributed to a surge in clean energy. Moreover, using the developed nation, Zang et al (2023) studied the drivers of emissions within the nonlinear framework and documented that a decrease (upsurge) in clean energy increases (decreases) emissions in both short-, and long-term, respectively. In a similar vein, a study conducted by Ji et al (2021) found a correlation between an increase in green energy and a decrease in CO 2 emissions.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Moreover, half of the global total currently resides in cities, and that figure is growing (Faisal et al, 2021;Koengkan et al, 2020;Peiseler & Serrenho, 2022;Shahzad, Fareed, et al, 2021). The study by Zang et al (2023) for Malaysia on the urbanization-emissions nexus using wavelet tools from 1970 to 2018 documented that the expansion in urban population exaggerates the damage to the environment. Likewise, the study of Lee et al (2022) After a careful review of the literature, it is realistic to say that an extensive amount of research has been initiated concerning the role of renewable energy and energy efficiency in CO 2 emissions using time series (Akdag & Yıldırım, 2020;Habib et al, 2021;Mahapatra & Irfan, 2021;Nazir et al, 2018;Zaid et al, 2014) and panel analysis (Akbar et al, 2022;Awan et al, 2022;Brown et al, 2013;Fernando & Hor, 2017;Li et al, 2021).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Similarly, renewable energy is widely regarded as a key solution to reducing CO 2 emissions and improving environmental quality (Koengkan et al, 2020). Unlike fossil fuels, renewable energy resources, such as hydropower, solar, and wind, do not produce GHG emissions during operation (Zang et al, 2023). Therefore, increasing the deployment of renewable energy technologies has the power to significantly reduce CO 2 emissions from the power sector and other sectors that rely on energy (Kirikkaleli et al, 2023).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…However, as urban areas continue to grow, adopting sustainable urban development strategies that prioritize the renewable energy usage and energy efficiency is vital for an emissions-free economy (Zang et al, 2023). The promotion of sustainable urban transportation systems, building designs, and green spaces can further enhance urban livability while mitigating the effects of climate change (Lee et al, 2022).…”

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Asymmetric impact of renewable energy consumption and technological innovation on environmental degradation: designing an SDG framework for developed economy

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Asymmetric impact of renewable energy consumption and technological innovation on environmental degradation: designing an SDG framework for developed economy

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Energy transition and pollution emissions in developing countries: are renewable energies guilty?

Towards a sustainable future: The role of energy efficiency, renewable energy, and urbanization in limiting CO2 emissions in Sweden

Enhancing the contribution of higher education institutions to sustainable development research: A focus on post‐2015 SDGs

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