The effects of governance quality on renewable and nonrenewable energy consumption: An explainable decision frame

Abstract

This study analyzes the effect of governance quality (six aspects: government effectiveness; control of corruption; voice and accountability; regulatory quality; political stability and absence of violence; and rule of law) on the renewable and nonrenewable energy consumption prediction based on the SHapely Additive exPlanations method for model analysis and interpretability. The empirical findings indicate that the time‐varying contributions of six aspects of governance quality on nonrenewable (renewable) energy consumption predicting vary greatly in E‐7 and G‐7 countries. The time‐varying contribution of governance quality within countries is heterogeneous and asymmetrical, especially India (Germany) in E‐7 countries (G‐7 countries). The prediction contribution distribution of governance quality between countries is more discrete in G‐7 countries than E‐7 countries. Our results are of great importance to policymakers and investors for enhancing the renewable energy consumption level in overcoming environmental challenges based on the country itself through governance quality.