Green Energy, Economic Growth and Environmental Quality Nexus in Saudi Arabia

Kahia, Montassar; Omri, Anis; Jarraya, Bilel

doi:10.3390/su13031264

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“…The authors of this study conclude that economic growth might affect the carbon emission of countries, but its magnitude may be different for different levels of economic development for each country. Similar studies are presented by Chontanawat [62] for Southeast Asian countries, by Leitao and Lorente [63] for European countries, by Rahman et al [64] for BRICS members, and by Kahia et al [65] for Saudi Arabia.…”

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Exploring the Research Regarding Energy–Economic Growth Relationship

2021

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The purpose of this study is to analyze the evolution of the scientific research regarding the relationship between energy and economic growth, in order to reveal preferred topics and less approached themes. We conducted an occurrence and cluster analysis, followed by a correspondence analysis using articles published between 1979 and 2019 in journals indexed in the Web of Science. The analysis was split into three periods taking into account the major economic and energetic milestones. The analysis focused on distribution of the topics studied both by years and by journals. The research revealed some major trends: there has been an explosive increase in studies based on Asian countries over the three periods as concerns for sustainable development intensified, and environmental issues were associated with research on the relationship between energy and economic growth. Even if the journals cover different scientific areas, during the last 10 years they contain articles with very similar topics.

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“…Moreover, the globalization index (KOF) presents a negative effect on CO 2 emissions, showing that globalization stimulates environmental improvements. In line with the previous studies, Kahia et al (2021) evaluate the determinants of air quality and economic growth in Saudi Arabia for the period 1990-2016. Considering the equation for the carbon dioxide emissions determinants, the authors showed that income per capita and squared income per capita are according to the hypotheses of EKC.…”

Section: Economic Growth International Trade and Climate Changementioning

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The Effects of Corruption, Renewable Energy, Trade and CO2 Emissions

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2021

Economies

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Corruption reflects a set of illegal activities that jeopardize the smooth functioning of economies, society, and climate and environmental issues. This article tests the relationships between economic growth, corruption, renewable energies, international trade, and carbon dioxide emissions using panel data for European countries, namely Portugal, Spain, Italy, Ireland, and Greece, from 1995–2015. As an econometric strategy, this research uses the panel fully modified least squares (FMOLS), panel dynamic least squares (DOLS), and panel two-stage least squares estimator (TSLS). Considering the variables utilized in the research and the panel unit root test, we observed that the variables are integrated I (1) in the first difference. The variables of corruption, economic growth, renewable energies, international trade, and carbon dioxide emissions are cointegrated in the long run, using the Pedroni and Kao residual cointegration test arguments. The methodology of Dumitrescu–Hurlin to test the causality between carbon dioxide emissions, corruption, economic growth, and renewable energy shows that there is unidirectional causality between carbon dioxide emissions and corruption and economic growth and corruption. The results suggest that the corruption index and economic growth have a statistically significant positive impact on carbon dioxide emissions. However, renewable energies and international trade reduce climate change and improve the environmental quality.

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“…Formally, model 2 has the following econometric specification: where t ( t = 2000,…..,2018) denotes the time period, ln is the natural logarithm, CO is CO 2 emissions, Hexp is public health expenditure, R&D is research and development, and X is the vector of control variables (economic growth, energy consumption, and trade openness). We expect that these control variables increase CO2 emissions (Ben Youssef et al 2016; Omri et al 2021 ; Kahia et al 2021 ; Omri and Saidi 2022 ).…”

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Environmental quality, healthcare and research and development in Saudi Arabia

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While global warming and climate change associated with increasing carbon dioxide are widely seen to be one of the most serious worldwide dangers to population health, little is known regarding “how” country alters the linkage between increasing CO2 emissions and population health outcomes. Current literature on the health effects of CO2 emissions recommends various factors that may establish a more robust link, including health expenditure and research and development. Therefore, the purpose of this inquiry is to examine the effectiveness of health expenditure and R&D in improving health outcomes through reducing CO2 emissions. Using data for Saudi Arabia over the period 2000–2018, the dynamic ordinary least squares (DOLS) technique shows that (i) health and R&D expenditures decrease infant mortality and increase life expectancy; (ii) health and R&D expenditures reduce CO2 emissions in all the estimated models; (iii) health and R&D expenditures can improve health outcomes through reducing CO2 emissions; and (iv) health and R&D expenditures have both direct and indirect effect on health outcomes. Policy implications and limitations are also discussed.

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Green Energy, Economic Growth and Environmental Quality Nexus in Saudi Arabia

Cited by 48 publications

References 80 publications

Exploring the Research Regarding Energy–Economic Growth Relationship

Exploring the Research Regarding Energy–Economic Growth Relationship

The Effects of Corruption, Renewable Energy, Trade and CO2 Emissions

Environmental quality, healthcare and research and development in Saudi Arabia

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