The
critical
issue
of
environmental
degradation
emphasises
the
urgent
need
for
coordinated
actions
to
safeguard
and
restore
planet's
fragile
ecological
balance.
This
study
examines
relationship
between
financial
development
carbon
emissions
in
Ghana
from
1990
2020,
focusing
on
roles
natural
resource
rents
economic
sustainability.
Utilizing
time-series
data
World
Bank
applying
a
dynamic
autoregressive
distributed
lag
(ARDL)
model
kernel-based
regularized
least
squares
(KRLS)
machine
learning
technique,
findings
indicate
that
significantly
increases
both
short-
long-term.
At
same
time,
have
negligible
impact
short
term
but
contribute
increased
long
run.
Conversely,
sustainability
consistently
reduces
long-run.
Our
highlight
policymakers
prioritize
green
financing
initiatives,
promote
products
support
renewable
energy,
implement
stricter
regulations
exploitation.
Additionally,
incentives
institutions
invest
environmentally-sustainable
projects
are
vital
achieving
Ghana's
neutrality
goals.
Journal of Environmental Management,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
361, P. 121220 - 121220
Published: May 27, 2024
On
the
one
hand,
economies,
particularly
developing
ones,
need
to
grow.
other
climate
change
is
most
pressing
issue
globally,
and
nations
should
take
necessary
measures.
Such
a
complex
task
requires
new
theoretical
empirical
models
capture
this
complexity
provide
insights.
Our
study
uses
newly
developed
framework
that
involves
renewable
energy
consumption
(REC)
total
factor
productivity
(TFP)
alongside
traditional
factors
of
CO2
emissions.
It
provides
policymakers
with
border
information
compared
models,
such
as
Environmental
Kuznets
Curve
(EKC),
being
limited
income
population.
Advanced
panel
time
series
methods
are
also
employed,
addressing
data
issues
while
producing
not
only
pooled
but
country-specific
results.
20
Renewable
Energy
Country
Attractiveness
Index
(RECAI)
considered
in
study.
The
results
show
REC,
TFP,
exports
reduce
emissions
elasticities
0.3,
0.4,
respectively.
Oppositely,
imports
increase
0.8
0.3.
Additionally,
we
RECAI
countries
commonly
affected
by
global
regional
factors.
Moreover,
find
shocks
can
create
permanent
changes
levels
temporary
their
growth
rates.
main
policy
implication
findings
authorities
implement
measures
boosting
TFP
REC.
These
driven
mainly
technological
progress,
innovation,
efficiency
gains.
Thus,
they
simultaneously
promoting
long-run
green
economic
growth,
which
addresses
mentioned
above
some
extent.
Sustainability,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
16(17), P. 7731 - 7731
Published: Sept. 5, 2024
The
transition
to
a
low-carbon
(LC)
economy
is
major
challenge
for
governments
around
the
world.
This
article
aims
investigate
most
effective
market
and
governmental
initiatives
facilitate
industrial
sector’s
shift
less
carbon-intensive
economy.
According
our
analysis,
Green
Economy
Policy
(GEP)
has
potential
reduce
industry
carbon
emissions
(CEs)
in
some
areas
by
promoting
energy
transition,
rather
than
focusing
on
developing
short-term
reduction
methods.
We
found
that
GEP
decreased
pilot
sites’
intensity
(CI)
an
average
of
7.88%,
this
persisted
after
many
robustness
checks.
favorable
impact
differs
based
population
size
(large
small
populations)
geographic
location
(eastern,
central,
western,
northern,
southern
regions).
Also,
it
critical
emphasize
how
crucial
green
financing
(GF)
ease
transition.
Research Square (Research Square),
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: April 15, 2025
AbstractPurpose
–
This
study
examines
the
symmetric
and
asymmetric
effects
of
financial
development
on
CO₂
emissions
in
Ghana,
incorporating
roles
natural
resource
rents
economic
sustainability.
Design/Methodology/Approach
–
Using
annual
data
from
1990
to
2020,
employs
linear
nonlinear
autoregressive
distributed
lag
(ARDL
NARDL)
models
assess
long-
short-term
relationships.
Principal
Component
Analysis
(PCA)
is
applied
construct
an
sustainability
index.
Findings
The
results
confirm
a
long-run
relationship
between
emissions.
Financial
contribute
increased
emissions,
whereas
reduces
NARDL
model
reveals
effects:
positive
shocks
significantly
increase
while
negative
have
neutral
impact.
Short-term
suggest
that
also
drives
growth.
Research
Implications
findings
underscore
need
for
policies
promote
aligned
with
environmental
Policymakers
should
incentivize
green
financing,
strengthen
regulations
extraction,
integrate
into
mitigate
Originality/Value
among
first
explore
impact
considering
By
highlighting
effects,
research
provides
new
insights
policymakers
scholars
examining
consequences
sector
expansion.
Sustainability,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
17(11), P. 4872 - 4872
Published: May 26, 2025
Achieving
zero
carbon
emissions
is
crucial
for
mitigating
climate
change
and
meeting
global
targets.
This
study
examines
the
economic
financial
drivers
of
dioxide
(CO2)
nitrous
oxide
(N2O)
using
a
panel
dataset
141
developed
developing
countries
from
1990
to
2020.
Employing
generalised
method
moments
(GMM),
findings
indicate
that
industrial
manufactural
activities
remain
dominant
source
CO2
emissions,
particularly
in
economies,
while
agriculture
major
contributor
N2O
especially
countries.
While
service
sector
reduces
both
effect
more
pronounced
than
N2O.
Urbanisation,
trade
openness,
natural
resource
rents
also
positively
correlate
with
emissions.
However,
development
presents
dual
effect,
offering
potential
reduction
through
green
financing.
These
insights
underscore
need
targeted
policies,
including
stricter
regulations,
sustainable
agricultural
practices,
urban
planning,
strategies
support
low-carbon
transitions.
Sustainability,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
17(1), P. 37 - 37
Published: Dec. 25, 2024
As
a
result
of
the
growing
global
climate
crisis,
many
countries
have
pledged
to
cut
carbon
dioxide
emissions
and
other
greenhouse
gas
achieve
net-zero
emission
goals.
These
goals
can
be
successfully
realized
with
rollout
environmental
regulations,
utilization
green
technology
innovations,
greater
use
renewable
energies.
This
study
explores
influence
energy,
financial
development,
taxes,
economic
growth
on
CO2
in
19
highest
emitting
from
1994
2022.
The
results
reveal
that
energy
taxes
negatively
affect
emissions,
reinforcing
essential
role
these
variables
journey
toward
neutrality.
Green
technological
positive
effects
suggesting
appropriate
regulations
policies
are
necessary
attain
net
zero
emissions.
findings
also
indicate
development
positively
affects
quality
by
promoting
innovations.
causality
bidirectional
causal
link
between
growth,
Additionally,
unidirectional
relationship
exists
Based
results,
offers
policy
suggestions.
Natural Resource Modeling,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
37(4)
Published: Aug. 22, 2024
Abstract
The
existing
literature
consists
of
various
studies
that
have
addressed
the
interrelationship
between
banking
expansion
and
carbon
emissions
but
failed
to
consider
supply‐side
ecological
issues.
Keeping
this
in
view,
research
aims
assess
impact
green
energy
transition,
sector
expansion,
import
price
crude
oil
on
“load
capacity
factor
(LCF)”
United
States
from
1990
2021.
“LCF”
has
emerged
as
a
novel
proxy
date
includes
both
“biocapacity
footprint.”
Using
“bootstrap
autoregressive
distributed
lag”
model,
found
consumption
renewable
can
enhance
quality
States.
results
verified
acceptance
curve”
hypothesis.
Moreover,
it
demonstrates
development
promotes
environmental
quality.
Specifically,
1%
improvement
industry
leads
0.93%
increase
LCF
short
term,
well
1.28%
long
run.
Furthermore,
prices
positive
eventually
sustainability.
To
be
precise,
rise
imported
0.35%
long‐term
level.
These
were
backed
by
findings
several
robustness
tests.
study,
lastly,
recommends
government
policymakers
should
use
growth
promoting
attain
their
target
zero
2050.
Environmental Economics and Policy Studies,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Oct. 13, 2024
Abstract
Obviously,
financial
development
is
one
of
the
factors
to
consider
in
designing
climate
policies.
We
investigated
effects
on
co
2
emissions
alongside
income,
total
factor
productivity,
and
international
trade
Gulf
Cooperation
Council
(GCC)
countries.
Ignoring
common
can
lead
erroneous
findings
misleading
policy
recommendations.
The
same
consequences
occur
if
nature
a
factor’s
incorrectly
considered.
Hence,
Asymmetric
Pooled
Mean
Group
augmented
with
unobserved
factors—a
cutting-edge
method
allowing
for
discovery
not
only
features
pooled
panel
but
also
characteristics
each
country—was
applied
data
from
1992
2021.
Additionally,
we
accounted
key
properties
time
series
data—cross-sectional
dependence,
non-stationarity
heterogeneity.
To
our
knowledge,
there
no
such
application
GCC
countries,
internationally.
In
measures,
few
research
are
worth
considering.
(i)
policies
should
account
as
ignoring
them
makes
misleading.
(ii)
an
upturn
leads
less
than
downturn
it.
This
asymmetric
effect
implies
that
boost
development.
(iii)
countries
may
converge
identical
relationship
long
run
implying
initiatives
projects
authorities
work
jointly.