Performance and sustainability of environment under entrepreneurial activities, urbanization and renewable energy policies: A dual study of Malaysian climate goal

Udemba, Edmund Ntom; Philip, Lucy Davou; Emir, Fırat

doi:10.1016/j.renene.2022.03.024

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“…In a spatial study, Kassouri (2021) has documented heterogeneous effects of urbanization across various measures of ecological footprints. Some recent papers have also empirically proven the pollution-mitigating role of urbanization at country level (Udemba et al, 2022b). The empirical literature provides controversial discoveries about the nexus between urban dynamics and environmental degradation.…”

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Testing non-linear effect of urbanization on environmental degradation: Cross-country evidence

Talib

Hashmi²,

Aamir³

et al. 2022

Front. Environ. Sci.

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The contribution of structural transformation and urban development is considered crucial for the long run socio-economic growth but has adversely affected environmental sustainability over last few decades. This empirical research makes an innovative and holistic addition to the prior literature by examining the non-linear effect of economic growth and urban dynamics on environmental degradation in a comprehensive panel data of 66 countries and across respective income groups for the period 1990–2016. For empirical analysis, the robust econometric methods of two-way fixed effects (2W-FE), panel fully modified ordinary least squares (PFMOLS), and Driscoll-Kraay regressions have been applied to account for all econometric issues. The study unveils the bell-shaped effect of economic growth on environmental degradation which confirms the Environmental Kuznets Curve (EKC) and structural change hypotheses. The results of this study signifies the inverted U influence of urbanization and urban agglomerations on CO2 emissions and hence supports Ecological Modernization Theory (EMT). Our empirical findings also unfold the heterogeneous non-linear effects of urban dynamics across various income categories of selected economies. By employing the heterogeneous Dumitrescu and Hurlin (D-H) (Granger non-causality tests), the findings of this study confirm the prior estimations and establish significant unilateral and bilateral causal nexus of structural change and urban dynamics with environmental degradation. By verifying the existence of Environmental Kuznets Curve phenomenon in Low and Lower Middle Income (LLMI) and Upper Middle Income (UMI) group countries, this study necessitates for the policy makers to adopt the eco-friendly industrial and energy policies for the long run social, economic and environmental sustainability.

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Testing non-linear effect of urbanization on environmental degradation: Cross-country evidence

Talib

Hashmi²,

Aamir³

et al. 2022

Front. Environ. Sci.

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“…For Electricity , Gas and Water sector, governments should implement policies, such as carbon tax (Hartono et al, 2023) or energy efficiency standards (Dabkienė et al, 2022) to decrease environmental intensity. Companies in the sector should reduce fossil fuel usage and increase renewable power use like hydropower, wind power and nuclear power (Udemba, Philip, & Emir, 2022). They can also increase carbon capture, utilization and storage technology (Rosa et al, 2020).…”

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Estimating the dynamic environmental footprints of the global finance and business sector towards sustainable development goals

Chen

Shuai

Zhao

2023

Sustainable Development

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The global finance and business is a trillion-dollar sector whose final demand drives a significant amount of economic production and services in other sectors through trade systems. As economic production and services have a significant impact on the environment, they play a fundamental role in supporting the global sustainable development goals (SDGs). Despite this, little attention has been paid to environmental impact driven by the final demand of global finance and business sector (i.e., environmental footprint). In this paper, we estimated the carbon dioxide (CO 2 ), sulfur dioxide (SO 2 ) and particular matter 10 (PM 10 ) footprints of finance and business sector of 187 economies from 2000 to 2016 using a global multi-regional input-output model. Our results show that global environmental footprints peaked 10 years ago, and the latest CO 2 , SO 2 and PM 10 footprints are approximately 1371, 8.2 and 6.1 million tons, respectively. We also found that 99% of environmental footprints originate from 20% economy-sectors, and the critical economy-sectors are identified. In addition, policy interventions on environmental intensity, production efficiency and trade network for mitigating the environmental footprints are proposed as well. Our findings provide a holistic and dynamic picture of the environmental footprints of the global finance and business sector.

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“…Under this increasing stringent condition, Malaysia plans to increase its renewable energy share to 31% by 2025 and 40% by 2035 [3]. This is also to achieve Malaysian's pledge in Paris Agreement to reduce 45% of her greenhouse gas emission by 2030 [4].…”

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Potential of Biogas Utilization for Renewable Energy Mix Contribution and Rural Electrification in Sarawak

Lau

Ajien

Hanafi

et al. 2023

RAS

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The effort of electrifying Sarawak also comes with challenges mainly caused by geographic and demographic factors. Sarawak's population scatters over a wide spatial area, where families inhabit small villages located in areas of challenging terrains and thick jungles. As a result, electrification through grid connection becomes infeasible and uneconomic. Biogas has immense potential to contribute to energy supply, especially in rural areas. It not only reduces waste but can also be used in generating electricity and subsequently reduces the dependency on fossil fuels. Approximately 993,000 hectares of Sarawak land were planted with oil palm in 2019. The predicted biogas generation from palm oil mill effluent (POME) could create enough electricity to power nearly 2 million rural Sarawak households, in which the Sarawak population in 2020 was 2.9 million. The lagoon system and continuous stirred tank reactor are common technologies used in biogas production. Other technologies used in biogas production are the fixed dome reactor from the Chinese model and the floating dome reactor from the Indian model. The standard technology involves the combustion of biogas in a heat engine called an internal combustion engine to produce heat to generate steam that drives a turbine for electricity generation. This work studied a new biogas utilisation method, fuel cell technology. Solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) has high efficiency of up to 60% and is generally more prominent than conventional combustion of biogas in a gas engine to generate electricity. With the continual development of biogas fuel cells, a great prospect is predicted for rural areas of Sarawak in biogas production and utilisation. Thus, biogas could contribute a larger role in contributing to a higher renewable energy mix and rural electrification in Sarawak.

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Performance and sustainability of environment under entrepreneurial activities, urbanization and renewable energy policies: A dual study of Malaysian climate goal

Cited by 26 publications

References 41 publications

Testing non-linear effect of urbanization on environmental degradation: Cross-country evidence

Testing non-linear effect of urbanization on environmental degradation: Cross-country evidence

Estimating the dynamic environmental footprints of the global finance and business sector towards sustainable development goals

Potential of Biogas Utilization for Renewable Energy Mix Contribution and Rural Electrification in Sarawak

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