Sustainable Development,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Feb. 20, 2025
ABSTRACT
The
adverse
effects
of
climate
change
on
humanity
have
been
escalating
due
to
environmental
degradation.
Consequently,
nations
compelled
implement
measures
address
climate‐related
challenges.
Within
this
framework,
traditional
and
recently
acknowledged
factors
play
a
pivotal
role
in
achieving
SDGs,
particularly
SDG‐13.
This
study
empirically
examines
the
influence
newly
recognized
factors,
such
as
energy
transition
index
(ETI)
policy
stringency
(EPS),
alongside
like
gross
domestic
product
(GDP),
renewable
use
(REU),
foreign
direct
investments
(FDI),
environment,
measured
through
ecological
footprint
load
capacity
factor.
Focusing
leading
emerging
economies—excluding
Indonesia
Mexico
data
limitations—the
utilizes
from
2000
2020
applies
kernel‐based
regularized
least
squares
(KRLS)
approach
under
marginal
effect
framework
explore
nexus.
findings
indicate
that
(i)
GDP
FDI
do
not
exhibit
environmentally
friendly
characteristics
across
examined
countries;
(ii)
REU
contributes
preservation
only
Brazil;
(iii)
ETI
EPS
significantly
enhance
quality
any
countries
studied;
(iv)
KRLS
demonstrates
high
predictive
accuracy,
99.6%
success
rate
various
models.
Overall,
research
highlights
differential
these
which
vary
by
factor,
percentile,
country.
Based
empirical
evidence,
discusses
implications
for
five
economies
effectively
pursue
SDG‐13
leveraging
identified
factors.
Heliyon,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
10(2), P. e24636 - e24636
Published: Jan. 1, 2024
Global
warming
has
progressed
into
a
pressing
global
concern,
primarily
driven
by
human
activities.
To
address
this
issue,
it
is
vital
to
identify
the
key
drivers
of
ecological
quality
and
develop
effective
policies
in
response.
Consequently,
study
seeks
empirically
examine
causal
effect
financial
globalization,
economic
growth,
policy
uncertainty,
oil
consumption
on
load
capacity
factor
(LF)
Brazil.
The
analysis
utilizes
quarterly
data
spanning
from
1990
2021.
In
pursuit,
introduces
an
array
quantile-based
methodologies,
encompassing
quantile
ADF,
PP,
KPSS
tests,
as
well
innovative
Quantile-on-Quantile
Granger
Causality
(QQGC)
approach.
QQGC
represents
notable
advancement
beyond
traditional
causality
(QGC)
methods,
accounts
for
conditional
distribution
dependent
independent
variables.
This
bridges
critical
gap
existing
literature
introducing
capture
influence
regressors
LF.
findings
derived
indicate
that
significantly
predict
LF
across
all
quantiles.
These
results
offer
valuable
insights
can
inform
formulation
strategies
aimed
at
addressing
mitigating
impacts
warming.
International Journal of Sustainable Development & World Ecology,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
31(7), P. 861 - 872
Published: April 14, 2024
Recent
Sustainable
Development
Goals
(SDG)
reports
have
highlighted
the
inadequacy
of
environmental
sustainability
efforts.
Thus,
it
is
clear
that
current
efforts
towards
(SDG
13)
and
affordable
clean
energy
7)
policies
are
insufficient
a
comprehensive
policy
agenda
needed.
Existing
literature
limitedly
addresses
determinants
but
relatively
ignores
impact
nuclear
research
development
investments
(NCI)
green
environment
on
quality.
The
motivation
this
study
to
fill
gap
propose
an
overarching
structure
achieve
SDGs.
In
context,
investigates
effects
environment,
economic
growth,
human
capital,
NCI
comparatively
for
United
States
France
through
Asymmetric
Autoregressive
Distributed
Lag,
which
considers
structural
break.
Based
empirical
analysis
results,
growth
trade
openness
harm
sustainability,
while
positive
shocks
in
improve
quality
both
countries.
Negative
deteriorate
not
France.
conclusion,
provides
detailed
Nuclear Engineering and Technology,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
56(7), P. 2480 - 2488
Published: Feb. 5, 2024
Pakistan
is
a
developing
country
whose
maximum
amount
of
mixed
energy
provided
by
electricity,
oil,
coal,
and
gas.
The
study
objective
to
analyze
the
six
major
social
factors
describe
significance
nuclear
CO2
emissions
at
decisive
point
coming
from
income,
trade,
energy,
urbanization.
This
has
tried
impact
different
(i.e.,
fossil
GDP
per
capita,
overall
population,
urban
merchandise
trade)
on
Pakistan's
using
extended
STRIPAT
model
1986
2021.
Ridge
regression
been
applied
parameters
due
multicollinearity
problem
in
data.
results
show
that
(i)
all
significant
carbon
emissions;
(ii)
population
are
huge
contributors
raising
0.15%
0.16%;
however,
capita
least
contributing
0.12%
0.13%
import/export
income
level
Pakistan,
(iii)
substitute
prominent
growing
0.16%
Pakistan.
Finally,
empirical
have
wider
applications
for
energy-saving,
substitution,
capital
investment,
mitigation
policies
countries.
Moreover,
investigating
renewable
technologies
sources,
insights
future
reduction.
International Journal of Sustainable Development & World Ecology,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown, P. 1 - 16
Published: Jan. 2, 2025
Climate
change,
fueled
by
consumption
patterns,
poses
a
profound
challenge
to
the
global
community.
In
this
context,
trade,
energy,
and
monetary
policies
emerge
as
pivotal
instruments
in
reshaping
positioning
them
indispensable
tools
pursuit
of
decarbonization.
However,
significant
gap
remains
literature,
with
few
studies
thoroughly
investigating
their
critical
influence
on
driving
Against
backdrop,
study
explores
how
trade
policy,
renewable
natural
gas
CO2
emissions
United
States,
using
data
from
1988M1
2022M12.
The
research
employs
several
advanced
wavelet
uncover
hidden
relationships
between
these
variables
that
conventional
techniques
cannot
identify.
results
coherence
indicate
that,
short
medium
term,
promotes
emissions,
no
effect
long
term.
Additionally,
energy
exhibits
positive
impact
term;
however,
it
demonstrates
negative
correlation
Monetary
policy
is
positively
correlated
while
relationship
becomes
negative.
also
finds
has
weaker
correlations
terms.
These
findings
are
further
validated
results.
time-frequency
causality
analysis
uncovers
feedback
its
drivers
at
different
time
scales.
Based
findings,
suggests
recommendations
achieving
