Role of institutional quality and renewable energy consumption in achieving carbon neutrality: Case study of G-7 economies

Khan, Arshad Ahmad; Khan, Sufyan Ullah; Ali, Muhammad Abu Sufyan; Safi, Adnan; Gao, Yanbin; Luo, Juhua

doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.152797

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“…Similar findings are observed across the panels (HICs and MICs). This is consistent with Khan et al [ 10 ] and Li et al [ 39 ], who found RE promotes CN. Consequently, the MENA region’s CN goal becomes attainable when people transition toward RE sources, such as wind power, solar power, biomass, and hydropower, which emit little, or no, CO 2 as compared to traditional energy sources that emit a lot of pollution [ 22 ].…”

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“…Similarly, MENA’s World Bank roadmap for climate change provides support to mainstream climate action in core government functions and institutions by facilitating sectoral and vertical integration of climate change through well-coordinated government strategies and policies [ 3 ]. Generally, this provides evidence to support Khan et al [ 10 ] who revealed that institutional quality promotes CN among G-7 nations.…”

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confidence: 83%

“…There were 16 MENA countries involved in the study. Following the literature [ 10 , 14 , 24 ], we measured CN in terms of CO 2 (metric tons per capita) RE in terms of renewable-energy consumption (% of total final energy consumption), EGR in terms of GDP per capita (constant 2015 US$), NRE in terms total non-renewable-energy GEF in terms of the estimate of governance (ranges from approximately −2.5 (weak) to 2.5 (strong) governance performance), and URB in terms of urban population (% of the total population). The study sourced CO 2 , RE, NRE, URB, and EGR data from the World Bank (through World Development Indicators [ 66 ] and GEF data from the Worldwide Governance Indicators (WGI) databases).…”

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“…For example, how effectively is economic growth (EGR) connected with the CN target, such that growth contributes to climate actions in the MENA region. Although there is recent research on the topic, most CN research focused on China [ 6 , 7 ], the United States [ 8 , 9 ], and other developed countries, such as the United Kingdom and the European Union [ 6 , 10 , 11 ], with little emphasis on countries such as MENA countries. In addition, many environmental studies, including those in the MENA area, concentrated on growth–environmental results [ 12 , 13 , 14 ], finance–environmental outcomes [ 15 , 16 ], urbanization–growth–environmental outcomes [ 17 , 18 , 19 ], and energy–growth–environmental outcomes [ 20 , 21 , 22 ], with minimal attention to government effectiveness.…”

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Carbon neutrality is a 21st-century priority area, with the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) countries making significant investments in renewable energy and climate mitigation initiatives to attain it. However, carbon neutrality research in the MENA region is under-developed, particularly when considering the roles of renewable energy, economic growth, and effectiveness of government. To address this gap, this research investigates the roles of renewable energy, economic growth, and government effectiveness toward the MENA region’s carbon neutrality goal. We implemented heterogeneous and second-generation panel data techniques that are resilient to cross-sectional dependency and slope heterogeneity to panel data spanning 16 MENA countries from 1996 to 2018. We discovered that MENA data are cross-sectionally dependent, heterogeneous, and cointegrated. We found that government effectiveness and renewable energy bring carbon neutrality closer, but economic growth initially delays it. We detected Environmental Kuznets Curve (EKC) in the MENA region, specifically in the High-Income Countries. Although there were signs of EKC in the Middle-Income Countries, this was not significantly validated. Finally, we found a one-way causal link from government effectiveness and renewable energy to carbon neutrality but a feedback mechanism between economic growth and carbon neutrality in the MENA region. As a result of these findings, it is recommended that the MENA region’s policymakers prioritize renewable energies and improve the effectiveness of government to drive economic growth toward the carbon neutrality goal.

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“…Moreover, institutional quality has been determined as a mediating factor to compensate for renewable energy use and economic growth. Better working and organized institutions can optimize among pressure of economic activities and environmental sustainability (Adekoya et al, 2022;Khan et al, 2022). In the existing literature for ASEAN and SAARC regions, various studies focused on economic growth, globalization and environmental quality but none of the studies focused on how institutions can play their role regarding carbon emissions due to economic globalization and growth.…”

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This study looks into how institutions could assist SAARC and ASEAN nations in lowering carbon emissions brought on by globalization and economic growth from 2000 to 2021. For empirical analysis, this study uses Pooled OLS, fixed effect, and random effect models to overcome the endogeneity, two stages least squares (2SLS) instrumental variables are used. This study provides initial evidence in favor of the growth-emission nexus environmental kuznet curve theory. Second, this study also justified the findings of existing studies that globalization increases carbon emissions in both regions. More importantly, this study indicates that institutions can play important role in lowering carbon emissions resulting from globalization and growth. The study recommends that better working institutions can help the government to indicate high carbon emitting units and to formulate environmental regulations for production units for a sustainable environment. JEL Classification: Q01 E02 F64 N15 N15

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This research examines a panel of 121 economies worldwide over the period 1980–2020 for the impact of political competition on green innovation. We find that an increase in the intensity of political competition has a significantly negative impact on green innovation and that this impact remains significant in the long term, especially for non‐OECD countries and middle (low) income countries, whereas the sub‐indicators of political competition indicate that the level of institutionalization of political participation and the degree of government restrictions on political participation have different impacts on green innovation. The findings also reveal that lower political risk and higher levels of globalization positively moderate the negative impact of political competition on green innovation. The adverse effects of party competition are exacerbated when left‐wing parties are in power. This study offers new insight into sustainable development based on examining the relationship between political competition and green innovation.

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Role of institutional quality and renewable energy consumption in achieving carbon neutrality: Case study of G-7 economies

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Carbon Neutrality in the Middle East and North Africa: The Roles of Renewable Energy, Economic Growth, and Government Effectiveness

Carbon Neutrality in the Middle East and North Africa: The Roles of Renewable Energy, Economic Growth, and Government Effectiveness

Do Institutions Control Carbon Emissions Due to Globalization and Growth? Analysis of Saarc and Asean Regions

The impact of political competition on green innovation: A new insight into sustainable development

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