The relationship between energy consumption, economic growth and carbon dioxide emissions in Pakistan

Khan, Muhammad Imran; Rehan, Muhammad

doi:10.1186/s40854-019-0162-0

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“…Pakistan’s economy has relied on coal gas and petrol for an extended period, and a significant portion of the energy (64%) is produced from non-renewables; this is why economic growth over the years has worsened the environmental condition in the country. These results are similar to those of several studies [ 8 , 79 , 80 ].…”

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confidence: 93%

“…Non-renewable energy contributes 64% to the overall energy mix of Pakistan [ 8 ]. The coal, oil, and gas reserves in Pakistan can produce energy for decades, and utilization of these traditional resources may lower production costs and boost economic conditions by reducing dependence on imported coal [ 9 , 10 ], but at the same time, it increases concern for environmental sustainability [ 11 ].…”

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confidence: 99%

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Incorporating Environmental Pollution and Human Development in the Energy-Growth Nexus: A Novel Long Run Investigation for Pakistan

Abid

Ahmad

et al. 2020

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Energy acts as a catalyst to boost the human development index (HDI) in a country. However, the overuse of energy leads to environmental deterioration, which is a byproduct of economic development. Due to the utilization of non-renewable energy sources for a long time, worldwide environmental conditions have become alarming. This study investigates the relationship between renewable and non-renewable energy consumption, economic growth, environmental sustainability, and the human development index (HDI) in Pakistan. The investigation incorporates population growth and technology variables to form a multivariate framework. We use a fully modified ordinary least squares (FMOLS) approach to time-series data from 1990–2017. To check the robustness of estimations, we apply the Gregory–Hansen test with a causality test under the VECM to confirm this association’s directions. Our findings confirm that non-renewable energy sources have a positive association with economic growth and CO2 emissions. However, human development, technology, and renewable energy boost economic development and reduce environmental pollution in Pakistan. The co-integration results confirmed the long run connectivity among all variables. The causality outcomes support the bidirectional causality between renewable and non-renewable energy consumption, economic growth, and CO2 emissions, both in the short and long run. These outcomes suggest that Pakistan should focus on energy shifts and gradually increase the share of renewables in its energy mix under the China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC). Additionally, the government should increase human and technological development to enhance economic and environmental sustainability.

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Section: Empirical Results and Discussionsupporting

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confidence: 99%

Incorporating Environmental Pollution and Human Development in the Energy-Growth Nexus: A Novel Long Run Investigation for Pakistan

Abid

Ahmad

et al. 2020

IJERPH

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“…The association between energy consumption and carbon dioxide emissions is popularized in energy economics studies. In general, the empirical studies of Ike et al (2020), Khan et al (2020), and Salazar-Núñez et al (2020) found a positive correlation between energy consumption and CO 2 emissions, showing that environmental damage increases. Additionally, Salazar-Núñez et al (2020) studied the relationship between energy consumption, carbon dioxide emissions, and economic growth in 79 countries with a different type of development.…”

Section: Economic Growth and Environmentmentioning

confidence: 98%

Testing the Role of Trade on Carbon Dioxide Emissions in Portugal

Leitão

2021

Economies

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This article considers the relationship between trade intensity, energy consumption, income per capita, and carbon dioxide emissions from 1970–2016 for the Portuguese economy. Considering the arguments of monopolistic competition, the article tests the hypotheses of trade and energy consumption on climate change. We use the autoregressive distributed lag-ARDL model, quantile regression, and cointegration models such as fully modified ordinary least squares (FMOLS), canonical cointegration regression, and dynamic ordinary least squares (DOLS) as an econometric strategy. The econometric results have support with the literature review. The variables used in this research are integrated with the first differences, as indicated by the unit root test. The empirical study proves that trade intensity contributes to environmental improvements. However, energy consumption presents a positive impact on CO2 emissions. The econometric results also demonstrated that a sustainable environmental system exists in the long run.

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“…As such, renewable energy use can slow down economic growth by lowering productivity when unclean and inefficient sources are used. Khan, Khan, and Rehan, (2020) investigated the relationship between energy consumption, economic growth and carbon dioxide emissions in Pakistan using annual time series data from 1965 to 2015. Their estimated results of ARDL indicate that energy consumption and economic growth increase the CO2 emissions in Pakistan both in short run and long run.…”

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Renewable energy consumption and economic growth in Nigeria: any causal relationship?

Azeakpono¹,

Lloyd²

2020

BMR

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This study examined the effect of renewable energy consumption on economic growth in Nigeria for the period 1990 to 2016. It further investigated the direction of causality between renewable energy consumption and economic growth in Nigeria. This was with a view to providing information on the relationship between renewable energy consumption and economic growth in Nigeria within the period of the study. Data collected was analysed using both descriptive analysis and econometric technique, which included unit root, correlation, co-integration, regression, and granger causality tests. The result showed that although renewable energy consumption and economic growth increased between 1990 and 2016 in Nigeria, renewable energy consumption had no significant positive impact on economic growth in Nigeria. Furthermore, there was no causality between renewable energy consumption and economic growth in Nigeria during the period of study. The study concluded that renewable energy consumption exerted an insignificant negative impact on economic growth in Nigeria. We recommend that investing in renewable energy should be encouraged and enhanced as this may be a way to reduce domestic fossil fuel consumption or to meet increasing energy demand without an increase of domestic fuel consumption to increase fuel exports and thus for higher revenues.

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The relationship between energy consumption, economic growth and carbon dioxide emissions in Pakistan

Cited by 494 publications

References 42 publications

Incorporating Environmental Pollution and Human Development in the Energy-Growth Nexus: A Novel Long Run Investigation for Pakistan

Incorporating Environmental Pollution and Human Development in the Energy-Growth Nexus: A Novel Long Run Investigation for Pakistan

Testing the Role of Trade on Carbon Dioxide Emissions in Portugal

Renewable energy consumption and economic growth in Nigeria: any causal relationship?

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