Is there any impact from ICT on environmental quality in Africa? Evidence from second‐generation panel techniques

Awad, Atif

doi:10.1016/j.envc.2022.100520

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“…In a similar vein, Ref. 43 found that TEC investment increases (EF) and pollution in five developing countries using the Panel Generalized Method of Moments and the Fully Modified Ordinary Least Squares.…”

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confidence: 80%

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Evaluating the impact of digitalization, renewable energy use, and technological innovation on load capacity factor in G8 nations

Mehmood

Tariq

Aslam

et al. 2023

Sci Rep

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Ecosystems are in danger due to human-caused air, water, and soil pollution, so it is important to find the underlying causes of this issue and develop practical solutions. This study adds to environmental research gap by suggesting the load capability factor (LCF) and using it to look at the factors affectting environmental health. The load capacity factor simplifies monitoring environmental health by illustrating the distinction between ecological footprint and biocapacity. We examine the interplay between mobile phone users (Digitalization DIG), technological advancements (TEC), renewable energy use, economic growth, and financial development. This study assesses G8 economies’ data from 1990 to 2018, using a Cross-Section Improved Autoregressive Distributed Lag CS-ARDL estimator and a cointegration test. The data shows that green energy, TEC innovation, and DIG are all beneficial for natural health. Based on the results of this study, the G8 governments should focus on environmental policies that promote economic growth, increase the use of renewable energy sources, guide technological progress in key areas, and encourage the development of digital information and communications technologies that are better for the environment.

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“…To investigate the influence of DIG on EF. Reference 43 analyzed 47 nations in Sub-Saharan Africa using the FGLS and PCSE. Kazemzadeh et al 52 obtained similar results from panel quantile regression analysis performed on 19 developing countries, concluding that DIG does not significantly affect EF.…”

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confidence: 99%

Evaluating the impact of digitalization, renewable energy use, and technological innovation on load capacity factor in G8 nations

Mehmood

Tariq

Aslam

et al. 2023

Sci Rep

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“…They determined a unidirectional causal relationship between internet usage and electricity consumption and economic growth. Awad [35] found ICT have no apparent effect on environmental quality. Bastida et al [36] found that household electricity consumption can be reduced by ICT-based effects on consumer behavior.…”

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ICT, Energy Intensity, and CO2 Emission Nexus

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The relationship between information and communication technology investment (ICT), environmental impacts, and economic growth has received increasing attention in the last 20 years. However, the relationship between ICT, energy intensity, environmental impacts, and economic growth was relatively neglected. In this paper, we aimed to contribute to the environmental literature by simultaneously analyzing the relationship between ICT, energy intensity, economic growth, Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions, and energy consumption for the period of 1990–2020 in G7 countries. We employed the Panel Quantile Auto Regressive Distributed Lag (PQARDL) method and Panel Quantile Granger Causality (PQGC) methods. According to the results of PQARDL method, energy consumption, ICT, CO2 emission, and energy intensity have effects on economic growth in the long and short run. According to the of PQGC methods allowing causality results for different quantiles, there is evidence of a bidirectional causality between ICT investment and economic growth for all quantiles and evidence of a unidirectional causality from ICT to energy consumption and from CO2 emissions to ICT investment and energy efficiency. Our results indicate that the governments of the G7 countries have placed energy efficiency and ICT investment at the center of their policies while determining their environmental and energy policies, since energy consumption is a continuous process.

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“…The adoption of ICTs poses environmental challenges that require a balanced approach to their deployment and disposal (Chatti 2021;Dahmani et al 2021aDahmani et al , 2023Awad 2022;Lin et al 2023). This discussion is further enriched by Abba Yadou et al (2024), who examine the nexus between remittances and ecological footprints in Africa, considering the mitigating role of ICTs.…”

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Evaluating Environmental Sustainability in Africa: The Role of Environmental Taxes, Productive Capacities, and Urbanization Dynamics

Ben Youssef,

Dahmani

2024

Economies

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This study examines the complex relation among environmental taxes, productive capacities, urbanization, and their collective effects on environmental quality in Africa, drawing on two decades of data from twenty African countries. It situates the study within the broader discourse on sustainable development and economic growth, emphasizing the Environmental Kuznets Curve (EKC) framework to examine the relationship between economic development, characterized by urban expansion and increased productive capacities, and the adoption of environmental taxes amidst the continent’s diverse economic and environmental environments. Using advanced econometric techniques, including the Cross-Section Augmented Autoregressive Distributed Lag (CS-ARDL) model and the Dynamic Common Correlated Effects Mean Group (DCCEMG) estimator, the study addresses data challenges such as cross-sectional dependence and slope heterogeneity. The results provide important insights into the dynamics of environmental quality in relation to economic and urban growth and the role of environmental taxation. The study proposes tailored policy strategies aimed at strengthening sustainable development initiatives in line with international agreements such as the Paris Agreement and the Sustainable Development Goals. These strategies advocate for a nuanced application of environmental taxes and the promotion of productive capacities to enhance environmental sustainability across the African continent.

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Is there any impact from ICT on environmental quality in Africa? Evidence from second‐generation panel techniques

Cited by 25 publications

References 110 publications

Evaluating the impact of digitalization, renewable energy use, and technological innovation on load capacity factor in G8 nations

Evaluating the impact of digitalization, renewable energy use, and technological innovation on load capacity factor in G8 nations

ICT, Energy Intensity, and CO2 Emission Nexus

Evaluating Environmental Sustainability in Africa: The Role of Environmental Taxes, Productive Capacities, and Urbanization Dynamics

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