Scientific Reports,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
15(1)
Published: March 27, 2025
The
top
ten
carbon-emitting
countries
contribute
over
45%
of
global
CO2
emissions,
necessitating
innovative
approaches
to
achieve
carbon
neutrality
and
the
Sustainable
Development
Goals
(SDGs).
This
study
examines
how
digital
economy
(DE)
economic
growth
(EG)
financial
expansion
(FINE)
influence
focusing
on
their
direct
indirect
impacts
across
different
emission
levels.
Using
data
from
1990
2021,
applies
Method
Moments
Quantile
Regression
(MM-QR)
capture
heterogeneous
effects
DE
FINE
quantiles,
complemented
by
Driscoll-Kraay
(DK)
regression
for
robustness.
Key
findings
reveal
that
DE's
impact
emissions
intensifies
in
higher
with
coefficients
rising
0.621
at
quantile
8
1.178
9.
However,
interaction
shows
a
mitigating
effect,
reducing
quantiles
(-0.082
−
0.105
9).
consistently
reduces
all
ranging
0.408
lower
-0.350
upper
quantiles.
Population
density
(PD)
also
mitigates
environmental
degradation,
its
increasing
magnitude
(-0.163
0.171
In
contrast,
EG
directly
exacerbates
stronger
(0.801
1)
diminish
(0.242
results
underscore
dual
role
while
them
indirectly
via
growth,
highlighting
need
targeted
policies
harness
digitalization
mechanisms
sustainable
development.
Journal of Open Innovation Technology Market and Complexity,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
9(2), P. 100061 - 100061
Published: May 17, 2023
The
literature
review
demonstrate
an
importance
of
research
in
relations
between
innovativeness
the
countries
and
energy
mix.
purpose
publication
is
to
analyze
whether
a
country's
higher
innovation
translates
into
investment
renewable
sources,
particular,
such
as
photovoltaics,
wind
or
bioenergy.
It
also
analyzes
will
reduce
use
traditional,
non-renewable
sources.
analysis
was
carried
out
for
European
Union
2015–2020.
conducted
showed
strong
positive
relationship
index
economy
share
renewables
its
study
confirmed
hypothesis
that
innovative
economies
first
decarbonize
by
withdrawing
from
significant
coal
Energy
However,
some
sub-hypotheses
were
not
confirmed,
hard
gas
emphasizes
improving
level
whole,
including
open
innovation,
basis
successful
transition.
Furthermore,
indicates
low
mix
Central
Eastern
due
lack
commitment,
but
rather
innovation.
Therefore,
governments
should
focus
on
implementing
concept
at
all
levels
education
business
achieve
faster
Information Technology for Development,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
30(1), P. 33 - 56
Published: July 12, 2023
The
growing
demand
for
digitalization
in
different
economic
sectors
has
garnered
considerable
attention
from
researchers
to
explore
the
effects
of
Information
and
Communication
Technology
(ICT)
on
growth.
In
this
study,
we
direct
indirect
ICT
growth,
through
its
interaction
with
institutional
quality,
financial
development,
research
development
(R&D)
expenditures,
foreign
investment
(FDI),
13
emerging
economies
2000
2020.
We
find
that
use
a
significantly
positive
effect
It
is
found
R&D
expenditures
are
favorable
whereas
does
not
act
synergistically
quality
FDI.
This
implies
should
increase
services
sector,
along
advancing
their
infrastructure,
strengthening
encouraging
more
FDI
inflows
maintain
growth
momentum.Abbreviations:
ICT:
nformation
Technology;
IMD:
International
Institute
Management
Development;
SDGs:
Sustainable
Development
Goals;
OECD:
Organization
Economic
Cooperation
SAARC:
South
Asian
Association
Regional
Cooperation;
SSA:
Sub-Saharan
Africa;
MNCs:
Multinational
Companies;
MENA:
Middle
East
North
UNESCO:
United
Nations
Educational,
Scientific
Cultural
Organization;
ITU:
Telecommunication
Union;
IIEP:
Educational
Planning;
MSCI:
Morgan
Stanley
Capital
International;
WDI:
World
Indicator;
R&D:
Research
FD:
Financial
development;
FDI:
Foreign
Direct
Investment;
IUIT:
Individuals
Using
Internet;
MBCS:
Mobile
Cellular
Subscriptions;
TO:
Trade
Openness;
IQ:
Institutional
Quality
Regional Sustainability,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
4(4), P. 405 - 415
Published: Nov. 29, 2023
The
energy
demand
in
Australia
is
increasing
with
the
industrialization
and
rapid
economic
growth.
This
study
analyzed
relationships
among
growth,
Foreign
Direct
Investment
(FDI),
trade
openness,
urbanization,
usage
based
on
data
from
World
Development
Indicators
(WDI)
1972
to
2021.
results
indicated
that
there
a
cointegration
FDI,
usage,
which
was
traced
through
autoregressive-distributed
lag
(ARDL).
Zivot-Andrews
unit
root
test
reveals
openness
show
significant
structural
breaks
1993,
1996,
1982,
2008,
1994,
respectively.
ARDL
model
shows
growth
has
positive
effect
long-run
(0.814)
short-run
(0.809).
Moreover,
also
FDI
(0.028)
(0.043)
have
impacts
long-run.
However,
urbanization
negative
influence
(−0.965).
Then,
research
demonstrates
unidirectional
causation
between
significantly
causing
openness.
current
endorses
consumption
policies
investment
strategies
for
paradigm
shifting
reliance
fossil
fuels
as
primary
source
renewable
sources.
These
findings
profound
implications
sustainable
usage.
