Nonrenewable and renewable energy consumption, trade openness, and environmental quality in G-7 countries: the conditional role of technological progress

Ibrahim, Ridwan Lanre; Ajide, Kazeem Bello

doi:10.1007/s11356-021-13926-2

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“…We, however, recommend that with robust, sustainable environmental policies and a legal quality regime, the effect of FDI inflow on CO 2 emissions can be mitigated in line with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The findings of this study are consistent with the findings in the recent literature on the FDI-CO 2 emissions nexus (Acheampong et al, 2019;Ahmad et al, 2016;Ahmadalipour et al, 2019;Halliru et al, 2021;Ibrahim & Ajide, 2021;Khan et al, 2021;Sahbi & Shahbaz, 2014;Shahbaz et al, 2019;Solarin et al, 2018;Vitenu-Sackey, 2020) The remainder of this study is structured in the following order. In Section 2, the study will discuss the relevant literature underlying the problem statement.…”

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“…The 381 latter appears to be a determining factor in the choice of foreign investors in African countries. This result 382 matches that of ( Ahmadalipour et al, 2019;Halliru et al, 2021;Ibrahim & Ajide) who indicated that economic 383 growth is an important determinant in explaining FDI flows.…”

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“…Notably, the pollution paradigm hypothesis suggests that the weakness in institutional and environmental policies in less developed economies is the push (attracting) factors informing multinational corporations using pollution-intensive production technologies to escape costly environmental protection policies and controls in their home countries. This phenomenon weighs in on the scale effect of pollution through multinational companies' operational and production activities in the host country (Copeland & Taylor, 2004;Grossman & Krueger, 1991;Ibrahim & Ajide, 2021;Khan et al, 2021;Sibanda & Ndlela, 2019).…”

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CO2 Emissions, Legal Strength & Environmental Sustainability Policies; And FDI Nexus In Sub-Saharan Africa

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Aboagye

Arthur

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The study employed the two steps systems GMM technique to examine the effect of FDI inflow in 54 countries in Africa from 2004 -2020. The effects of FDI on the economy and growth are positive, provided that policymakers meet minimum conditions. The advantages of FDI are conditioned by the ability of the host country to assimilate technologies and by a local environment that is secure and transparent. The effects of FDI on the environment are inescapable. The results show that there is indeed a positive relationship between FDI inflows and CO2 emissions in Africa. The results also show that the intensity of CO2 emissions does depend on the increase in GDP growth (economic growth). However, with robust, sustainable environmental policies and legal quality, the effect of FDI inflow on CO2 emissions can be mitigated.

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CO2 Emissions, Legal Strength & Environmental Sustainability Policies; And FDI Nexus In Sub-Saharan Africa

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“…Furthermore, our findings for South Africa, that trade openness degrades the country's environmental quality in the short and long run, could be linked to the theoretical work of Lopez ( 1994 ), which emphasises that energy-based activities arising from the continuous harvest of these mineral resources-based energy products require a large amount of energy, posing a significant barrier to environmental quality. Ibrahim and Ajide ( 2021b ) for G7 nations; ZA. Khan et al ( 2021b ) for Pakistan; and Udeagha and Breitenbach ( 2021 ) for the SADC region back up our findings.…”

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Investigating the moderating role of economic policy uncertainty in environmental Kuznets curve for South Africa: Evidence from the novel dynamic ARDL simulations approach

Udeagha

Muchapondwa

2022

Environ Sci Pollut Res

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South Africa, one of the emerging markets and fast-developing economies in Sub-Saharan Africa recognised for varying world’s natural assets on the international market, has recorded significant economic growth in the previous several years. However, aside from the ecological repercussions of energy generation, how economic uncertainties moderate the effects of energy intensity, renewable and non-renewable energy usage, and economic complexity on the environment has largely gone unnoticed. As a result, this paper addresses an important empirical vacuum by exploring the moderating influence of economic policy uncertainty in the environmental Kuznets curve for South Africa from 1960 to 2020. Results from the novel dynamic autoregressive distributed lag simulations framework reveal the following key findings: (i) economic policy uncertainty accelerates environmental degradation in both the short and long run; (ii) economic growth (as measured by the scale effect) increases environmental degradation, whereas the square of economic growth (as measured by the technique effect) slows it down, confirming the presence of the environmental Kuznets curve (EKC) hypothesis; (iii) environmental quality is deteriorated by energy intensity, economic complexity, non-renewable energy usage, and trade openness; (iv) the use of renewable energy and technological innovation increase environmental quality; (v) whereas the moderating effects of economic policy uncertainty on the environmental impacts of energy intensity, renewable and non-renewable energy consumption result in an increase in environmental destruction, its moderating effect on environmental implication of economic complexity plays an important role in improving environmental quality. These findings permit us to draw important policy recommendations for South Africa for improving environmental quality.

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“…(Adebayo et al, 2021) studied the relationship between non-renewable energy consumption and ecological footprint in Latin American economies from 1980 to 2017 and confirmed that a continual increase in non-renewable energy consumption adds to the increase in carbon emissions, leading to environmental deterioration. Using the PMG technique, (Ibrahim and Ajide, 2021) studied the G7 economies from 1990 to 2019 and found that non-renewable energy usage increases the ecological footprint. (Mahalik et al, 2021) studied the relationship between ecological footprint and non-renewable energy usage in BRICS economies from 1990 to 2015 and found a favorable impact.…”

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Influence of energy structure, environmental regulations and human capital on ecological sustainability in EKC framework; evidence from MINT countries

Saqib

Durán

Sharif

2022

Front. Environ. Sci.

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Heterogeneous anthropogenic and insufficient development strategies have caused an international compromise between sustainable growth and environmental deterioration. Environmental concerns have necessitated rules and human capital to protect the global ecosystem. Literature is ambiguous on the usefulness of environmental rules in reducing environmental deterioration. This study examines the impact of environmental regulations and education as a proxy for human capital in Mexico, Indonesia, Nigeria, and Turkey (MINT) countries’ ecological footprints between 1990 and 2020. The econometric research shows that present environmental restrictions in MINT countries are unsuccessful at reducing their ecological footprints. Energy consumption and trade-openness also increase ecological footprints. The MINT countries panel also confirms the Environmental Kuznets Curve idea. The country-specific findings show that energy use silently harmed the environment in MINT nations, whereas environmental legislation, economic growth, and trade-openness had diverse effects. These findings suggest that in order for MINT nations to achieve environmental sustainability, they should strengthen and enforce environmental regulations; adopt policies that promote sustainable economic growth; reduce their reliance on fossil-fuels; improve quality education and awareness; and actively engage in sustainable trading activities.

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Nonrenewable and renewable energy consumption, trade openness, and environmental quality in G-7 countries: the conditional role of technological progress

Cited by 109 publications

References 65 publications

CO2 Emissions, Legal Strength & Environmental Sustainability Policies; And FDI Nexus In Sub-Saharan Africa

CO2 Emissions, Legal Strength & Environmental Sustainability Policies; And FDI Nexus In Sub-Saharan Africa

Investigating the moderating role of economic policy uncertainty in environmental Kuznets curve for South Africa: Evidence from the novel dynamic ARDL simulations approach

Influence of energy structure, environmental regulations and human capital on ecological sustainability in EKC framework; evidence from MINT countries

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Nonrenewable and renewable energy consumption, trade openness, and environmental quality in G-7 countries: the conditional role of technological progress

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CO2 Emissions, Legal Strength &amp; Environmental Sustainability Policies; And FDI Nexus In Sub-Saharan Africa

CO2 Emissions, Legal Strength &amp; Environmental Sustainability Policies; And FDI Nexus In Sub-Saharan Africa

Investigating the moderating role of economic policy uncertainty in environmental Kuznets curve for South Africa: Evidence from the novel dynamic ARDL simulations approach

Influence of energy structure, environmental regulations and human capital on ecological sustainability in EKC framework; evidence from MINT countries

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