“…Further, efficient use of online shopping, e-commencing, teleconferences, and teleworking have made it possible to save time, money, and resources ( Sui and Rejeski, 2002 ; Mustafa et al, 2021 , 2022d , e ). The migration of the economy from carnal to information capitals helps improve environmental feature and reduce energy consumption, a sign of a weightless economy that demands less capital for operation ( Ozcan and Apergis, 2018 ; Huang et al, 2022 ; Khan et al, 2022 , 2021 ; Zahid et al, 2022a , b ). The said transformation has reduced the reliance of economies on physical resources for their growth process, reducing pollution emissions.…”