Dynamic impact of trade policy, economic growth, fertility rate, renewable and non-renewable energy consumption on ecological footprint in Europe

Alola, Andrew Adewale; Bekun, Festus Vıctor; Sarkodıe, Samuel Asumadu

doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.05.139

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“…This is essentially because CO 2 comprises about three-quarters of global greenhouse gas emissions (Akpan & Akpan, 2012;Asongu, le Roux & Biekpe, 2018). Moreover, according to McGrath (2018) and You and Lv (2018) and attendant literature, CO 2 emissions are at an all-time high and globalization (used in this research as a moderating variable) is a determining factor (Emir & Bekun, 2019;Saint Akadiri, Alola, Akadiri & Alola, 2019;Alola, Yalçiner, Alola & Saint Akadiri, 2019a;Alola, Bekun & Sarkodie, 2019b;Bekun & Agboola, 2019;Bekun & Akadiri, 2019;Bekun, Alola & Sarkodie, 2019a ;Bekun, Emir & Sarkodie, 2019b).…”

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confidence: 89%

The role of globalization in modulating the effect of environmental degradation on inclusive human development

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Odhiambo

2020

Innovation: The European Journal of Social Science Research

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This study assesses how globalisation modulates the effect of environmental degradation on inclusive human development in 44 countries in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), using data for the period 2000 to 2012. The empirical results are based on the Generalized Method of Moments (GMM). The following main findings are established. First, a trade openness (imports + exports) threshold of between 80-120% of GDP is the maximum level required for trade openness to effectively modulate CO 2 emissions (metric tonnes per capita) and induce a positive effect on inclusive human development. Second, a minimum threshold required for trade openness to modulate CO 2 intensity (kg per kg of oil-equivalent energy use) and induce a positive effect on inclusive human development is 200% of GDP. Third, there is a net positive effect on inclusive human development from the relevance of trade openness in modulating the effect of CO 2 emissions per capita on inclusive human development and a negative net effect on inclusive human development from the importance of trade openness in moderating the effect of CO 2 intensity on inclusive human development. JEL Classification: C52; O38; O40; O55; P37

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Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 89%

The role of globalization in modulating the effect of environmental degradation on inclusive human development

Asongu

Odhiambo

2020

Innovation: The European Journal of Social Science Research

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“…Based on two time series datasets, Dogan et al found a negative relationship between renewable energy consumption and ecological consumption in Nigeria and Turkey for the time period 1971-2013 [24]. Based on panel datasets, Alola et al confirmed a negative relationship in 16 European Union (EU) countries for the time period 1997-2014 [27], Shujah-ur-Rahman et al confirmed a negative relationship in 16 Central and Eastern European Countries for the time period 1991-2014 [28], Wang and Dong confirmed a negative relationship in 14 sub-Saharan African countries for the time period 1990-2014 [21], Balsalobre-Lorente et al confirmed a negative relationship in the MINT countries for the time period 1990-2013 [25], and Olanipekun et al confirmed a negative relationship in eleven Central and West African countries for the time period 1996-2015 [29].…”

Section: Renewable Energy Consumptionmentioning

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“…Based on a panel dataset of 26 EU countries for the time period 1990-2013 and employing the sub-footprints of the EF as the indicators of ecological consumption, Aydin et al revealed that the EKC hypothesis is not valid [17]. However, based on a panel dataset of 16 EU countries for the time period 1997-2014, Alola et al found that a 1% increase in real GDP would reduce total EF by 0.81%, which supports the EKC [27]. The above literature shows that the estimations of the EKC hypothesis for developed countries are inconsistent.…”

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Which Influencing Factors Could Reduce Ecological Consumption? Evidence from 90 Countries for the Time Period 1996–2015

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In the “full world” and Anthropocene, global ecological consumption is beyond natural capital’s regenerative and absorptive abilities, and ecological consumption of humanity has to be reduced to have an ecologically sustainable future. To achieve the goal of ecological sustainability, influencing factors that could reduce ecological consumption need to be explored. Based on three panel datasets for the time period 1996–2015, this paper estimates the impacts of urbanization, renewable energy consumption, service industries, and internet usage on ecological consumption for all 90 sample countries, the 42 developed countries, and the 48 developing countries. Education and income are taken as control variables in the panel regressions. As a consumption-side indicator, the ecological footprint is selected to measure ecological consumption. The estimations find that (1) urbanization has negative impacts for all sample countries and the developed countries, and it is insignificant for the developing countries, (2) renewable energy consumption and service industries have negative impacts for all of the three samples, and (3) internet usage has lagged negative impacts for all sample countries, and it is an independent and significant force of reducing ecological consumption in the developing countries rather than the developed countries. It is found that there is a positive linear relationship, an inversed U-shaped relationship, and a U-shaped relationship between ecological consumption and income in all sample countries, the developed countries, and the developing countries, respectively. The estimated results provide guidance for evidence-based policymaking on reducing ecological consumption.

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“…From the land resource point of view, the ecological footprint could also be recommended [86]. The ecological footprint has been used to evaluate the impacts of the use of non-renewable energy (fossil fuels) on land impact, focused on soil quality [86][87][88]. Considering the previous discussion, several methods could be used for highlighting the water and land resources.…”

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Evaluation of the Water–Energy–Land Nexus (WELN) Using Exergy-Based Indicators: The Chilean Electricity System Case

2019

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The competition and interlinkages between energy, water, and land resources are increasing globally and are exacerbated by climate change and a rapid increase in the world population. The nexus concept has emerged for a comprehensive understanding related to the management and efficiency of resource use. This paper assesses water-energy-land nexus (WELN) efficiency through integration of the principles of Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) and exergy analysis, using the Chilean energy sector (CES) as a study case. The cumulative exergy consumption (CExC) and cumulative degree of perfection (CDP) are used as indicators for WELN efficiency. The results show the production of 1 MWh of electricity required 17.3 GJ ex , with the energy component of WELN (fossil and renewable energy sources) being the main contributor (99%). Furthermore, the renewable energy technologies depicted higher CDP of the water-energy-land nexus due to lower CExC and higher technology efficiency concerning non-renewables. The water and land resources contributed slightly to total exergy flow due to low quality in comparison with the energy component. Nevertheless, water availability and competition for land occupation constitute important issues for reducing environmental pressures and local conflicts. This study demonstrated the feasibility of exergy analysis for the evaluation of WELN efficiency through a single indicator, which could facilitate the comparison and integration with different processes and multi-scales.Energies 2020, 13, 42 2 of 20The nexus concept is an systematic approach for improvement of resource management, which can reach high degrees of complexity depending on scales and processes [9]. Consequently, different qualitative and quantitative methods for conceptualizing the relationship between natural resources have been proposed. Ringler et al.[10] developed a comprehensive qualitative framework for assessing the water, energy, land and food nexus (WELF), highlighting the relevance of land in the nexus. Nevertheless, the authors did not provide methods for the WELN-nexus evaluation. Siciliano et al. [11] have recently reported on the effect of large scale farm investment in the European Union on the water-energy-land-food (WELF) nexus, using indicators related to resource availability, scarcity and access. Although the authors describe several interlinkages between the resources, the quantitative evaluation of the nexus is not clearly highlighted. Karabulut et al. [12] studied the ecosystem-water-food-land-energy (WFLE) nexus by considering the ecosystem as the main issue within this nexus. The authors highlightsthe relationship between interventions and environmental impacts. In this case, the nexus evaluation is qualitative, and the matrix proposed can be adapted to different scales to investigate the trade-offs, synergies and antagonisms.Different approaches have been used to quantitatively evaluate the WELN. Silalertruska and Gheewala [13] carried out the evaluation of the WELN of sugarcane production in Thailand, using wat...

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Dynamic impact of trade policy, economic growth, fertility rate, renewable and non-renewable energy consumption on ecological footprint in Europe

Cited by 670 publications

References 31 publications

The role of globalization in modulating the effect of environmental degradation on inclusive human development

The role of globalization in modulating the effect of environmental degradation on inclusive human development

Which Influencing Factors Could Reduce Ecological Consumption? Evidence from 90 Countries for the Time Period 1996–2015

Evaluation of the Water–Energy–Land Nexus (WELN) Using Exergy-Based Indicators: The Chilean Electricity System Case

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