Heliyon,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
10(4), P. e26459 - e26459
Published: Feb. 1, 2024
The
Belt
and
Road
Initiative
(BRI)
is
one
such
comprehensive
plan
that
aims
to
boost
economic
growth
connectivity
across
Africa,
Asia,
Europe.
While
the
effort
may
be
good
for
boosting
exports
foreign
direct
investment
(FDI),
some
are
worried
about
toll
it
take
on
environment.
Therefore,
we
aim
examine
effect
of
international
trade
FDI
ecological
footprint
in
BRI
countries,
considering
mediating
role
environmental
performance
index.
CCEMG
estimator
was
used
impacts
imports,
exports,
FDI,
population
growth,
urbanization,
Environmental
Performance
Index
(EPI)
global
footprint.
Our
findings
show
export
has
a
positive
relationship
with
Similarly,
imports
revealed
association
Finally,
negative
countries.
support
pollution
haven
theory
by
demonstrating
critical
importance
regulations
enticing
responsible
investors.
By
using
as
an
all-encompassing
measure
effect,
this
study
sheds
light
need
incorporate
sustainability
within
goals
BRI.
This
research
emphasizes
adopting
well-informed
methods
promote
sustainable
development
mitigate
BRI's
adverse
impacts.
Energy Reports,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
7, P. 808 - 821
Published: Feb. 6, 2021
This
paper
primarily
aimed
to
assess
the
impacts
of
regional
trade
integration
on
prospects
undergoing
renewable
energy
transition
in
selected
South
Asian
economies
between
1992
and
2015.
The
overall
results
from
econometric
analyses,
controlling
for
cross-sectional
dependency
slope
heterogeneity
issues,
highlight
importance
promoting
intra-regional
among
boost
consumption
shares
electricity
output
total
final
aggregate
figures,
respectively.
Besides,
non-linearity
nexuses
are
also
ascertained.
threshold
concerning
predicted
at
20.53%
17.50%,
However,
threholds
significantly
higher
than
current
average
share
Asia.
Moreover,
panel
causality
analysis
reveals
unidirectional
causal
relationships
stemming
shares.
greater
FDI
inflows
found
reduce
use
while
levels
economic
growth
CO2
emissions
catalyze
Furthermore,
implicate
a
non-linear
U-shaped
association
positive
crude
oil
price
shocks
Therefore,
these
findings
impose
critically
important
policy
implications
liberalizing
barriers,
reducing
dirty
foreign
direct
investment
inflows,
expediting
growth,
fossil
fuel
abating
carbon
dioxide
facilitate
