Do technological innovation and urbanization mitigate carbon dioxide emissions from the transport sector?

Awan, Ashar; Alnour, Mohammed; Jahanger, Atif; Onwe, Joshua Chukwuma

doi:10.1016/j.techsoc.2022.102128

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“…Increased urbanization leads to increased energy consumption by shifting production from less energy-intensive to more energyintensive sources. In addition, urbanization due to increased mobility and transportation requires more energy (Destek, 2021;Awan et al, 2022;Virag et al, 2022). Thus, it can be asserted that the combined effects of increased urbanization and the resulting energy consumption are exacerbating climate change.…”

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RETRACTED: An empirical investigation of the impact of renewable and non-renewable energy consumption and economic growth on climate change, evidence from emerging Asian countries

Zhao¹,

Zhang

Ali

et al. 2023

Front. Environ. Sci.

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One of the greatest challenges facing humanity in the current millennium is the need to mitigate climate change, and one of the most viable options to overcome this challenge is to invest in renewable energy. The study dynamically examines the impact of renewable and non-renewable energy consumption and economic growth on climate change, using Augmented Mean Group (AMG) technique in emerging Asian countries during the period 1975–2020. The estimated results show that the consumption of renewable energy sources significantly mitigates climate change, while the consumption of non-renewable energy sources significantly contributes to climate change. Furthermore, economic growth, investment in transport infrastructure, and urbanization significantly accelerate climate change in specific emerging Asian countries. The results further demonstrate the validity of the inverted U-shaped EKC hypothesis in emerging Asian economies. Country-specific analysis results using AMG estimates shows that renewable energy consumption reduces climate change for all specific emerging Asian countries. However, the consumption of non-renewable energy sources and investments in transport infrastructure have significant incremental impacts on climate change in all countries. Urbanization contributes significantly to climate change, with the exception of Japan, which does not have any significant impact on climate change. The significant progressive effect of GDP and the significant adverse impact of GDP2 on climate change confirm the validity of the inverted U-shaped EKC hypothesis in India, China, Japan, and South Korea. Moreover, the Dumitrescu and Hurlin causality test confirmed a pairwise causal relationship between non-renewable energy consumption and GDP, supporting the feedback hypothesis. According to the empirical analysis of this study, the best strategy for climate change mitigation in specific emerging countries in Asia is to transition from non-renewable energy to renewable energy.

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RETRACTED: An empirical investigation of the impact of renewable and non-renewable energy consumption and economic growth on climate change, evidence from emerging Asian countries

Zhao¹,

Zhang

Ali

et al. 2023

Front. Environ. Sci.

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“…Aside from the model and variables used in this study, the linear and non-linear effects of urbanization and technological innovation in the conceptual framework of the EKC hypothesis may help reduce CO 2 emissions through increased use of public transportation, non-motorized vehicles, and urbanization ((Awan et al 2022b ), (Awan et al 2022c ), (Awan et al 2022d )). These methods and approaches are currently found in small numbers in the literature, but the researchers in less-developed, developing, and developed countries must increase the number.…”

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Testing the environmental Kuznets curve hypothesis in terms of ecological footprint and CO2 emissions through energy diversification for Turkey

Acaroğlu

Kartal

Márquez

2023

Environ Sci Pollut Res

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This research work analyzes the relationship between environmental degradation, economic growth, trade openness, primary energy consumption, coal consumption, and hydroelectricity consumption in Turkey from 1971 to 2015 using the autoregressive distributed lag (ARDL) time series approach through the hypothesis of the environmental Kuznets curve (EKC). Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions and ecological footprint are both used as indicators of environmental degradation, which employs six different models. According to the results found in this study, while trade openness increases CO2 emissions, it decreases ecological footprint in the long-run. Coal consumption raises both CO2 emissions and ecological footprint. While hydroelectric energy reduces CO2 emissions, it has no effect on the environment. The results demonstrate that the EKC hypothesis is correct for both CO2 emissions and Turkey’s ecological footprint. The threshold points are investigated as $18,704, $16,361, and $13,571 in models, where CO2 emissions are the dependent variable. In models where the ecological footprint is the dependent variable, the investigated threshold points of $11,824, $11,821, and $15,476 are higher than the gross domestic product (GDP) per capita during the analysis periods. Furthermore, the findings highlight the importance of renewable energy use in reducing environmental degradation and coal use in increasing environmental degradation. These findings can shed light on the importance of transition to renewable energy sources (i.e., hydroelectricity consumption), from fossil fuels (i.e., coal consumption), related to future planning in energy diversification for Turkey.

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“…Therefore, in these studies, economic growth increases environmental pollution up to a certain point and then causes environmental degradation to increase gradually. Awan et al ( 2022a ) for the overall level of economy in 10 developing countries, Awan et al ( 2022b ) for the transport sector in 33 high-income countries, and Awan et al ( 2022c ) obtained that the EKC is valid at the general economy level for 107 countries.…”

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The effect of energy prices, energy losses, and renewable energy use on CO2 emissions in energy-importing developing economies in the presence of an environmental Kuznets curve

NAİMOĞLU

2023

Environ Sci Pollut Res

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In this study, energy losses, energy prices, and the relationship between green energy and environmental quality are investigated for 15 energy-importing emerging economies. In addition, the validity of the environmental Kuznets curve is tested in this study. Autoregressive Distributed Lag (ARDL) approach based on panel dataset, related intermediate estimators including PMG, MG, and DFE were used as a method. In addition, FMOLS and DOLS estimators were used for robustness testing in the study. According to empirical findings, the environmental Kuznets curve is valid in energy-importing emerging economies. In addition, green energy use and energy prices have a reducing effect on CO 2 emissions. However, energy losses increase CO 2 emissions. While the long-term results of the variables were similar, the short-term results were mixed. This situation is attributed to different economic growths in energy-importing developing economies, the share of energy resources in total energy resources, and energy-efficient technologies in the energy field. The fact that these variables have never been investigated for this economy group makes the study different. Graphical Abstract

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Do technological innovation and urbanization mitigate carbon dioxide emissions from the transport sector?

Cited by 107 publications

References 69 publications

RETRACTED: An empirical investigation of the impact of renewable and non-renewable energy consumption and economic growth on climate change, evidence from emerging Asian countries

RETRACTED: An empirical investigation of the impact of renewable and non-renewable energy consumption and economic growth on climate change, evidence from emerging Asian countries

Testing the environmental Kuznets curve hypothesis in terms of ecological footprint and CO2 emissions through energy diversification for Turkey

The effect of energy prices, energy losses, and renewable energy use on CO2 emissions in energy-importing developing economies in the presence of an environmental Kuznets curve

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