Frontiers in Environmental Science,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
10
Published: July 15, 2022
Unquestionably,
energy
transition,
which
entails
increasing
renewables
in
the
mix,
is
among
most
reliable
strategies
to
discontinue
utilization
of
fossil
fuels
and
achieve
Sustainable
Development
Goals
(SDGs).
In
this
context,
technological
advancement
can
not
only
stimulate
green
supply
but
also
promote
resource
efficiency
for
realizing
ecological
goals.
Also,
persistent
long-term
policies
uninterrupted
investments
are
needed
progress
on
SDGs
climate
control
sustainable
development.
Hence,
factors
such
as
economic
government
stability
pertinent
implementing
governing
strategies.
Against
background,
study
assesses
potential
transition
meeting
goals
by
taking
into
account
roles
stability,
technology,
BRICS
from
1992
2018.
Using
second-generation
Westerlund
cointegration
test,
found
a
long-run
association
variables.
The
findings
Continuously
Updated
Fully
Modified
(CuP-FM)
test
disclosed
that
effective
limiting
footprint
(EF)
BRICS.
Alongside
this,
technology
reduce
degradation.
addition,
stimulates
environmental
sustainability,
while
population
density
decreases
sustainability.
Finally,
implications
these
conclusions
discussed
policy
directions
provided.
Applied Energy,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
342, P. 121138 - 121138
Published: April 28, 2023
This
study
analyzes
the
effect
of
renewable
energy
research
&
development
(RRD)
and
nuclear
(NRD)
expenditures
on
environmental
quality
by
considering
Germany's
goal
achieving
carbon
neutrality
until
2045.
Hence,
uses
various
indicators
(carbon
dioxide
(CO2)
emissions,
ecological
footprint-EF,
load
capacity
factor-LCF)
to
investigate
effects
RRD
NRD
controlling
also
a
gross
domestic
product
(GDP)
test
validity
Kuznets
curve
(EKC)
recently
proposed
(LCC)
hypotheses.
Also,
includes
yearly
data
from
1974
2018,
fractional
frequency
Fourier
autoregressive
distributive
lag
(FADL)
based
FMOLS
approach
as
main
model,
applies
FADL
DOLS
wavelet
causality
for
robustness.
The
empirical
results
reveal
that
(i)
explanatory
variables
have
cointegration
link
with
CO2
emissions
EF;
(ii)
EKC
hypothesis
is
valid
Germany,
while
LCC
invalid;
(iii)
are
effective
only
in
reducing
emissions;
(iv)
no
significant
EF.
Considering
results,
German
policymakers
could
utilize
more
effectively
efficiently
improve
reduce
In
this
way,
Germany
achieve
its
middle
century
benefiting
facilities.
Energies,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
16(14), P. 5287 - 5287
Published: July 10, 2023
In
this
study,
the
focus
is
on
examining
influence
of
renewable
energy
consumption,
economic
risk,
and
financial
risk
load
capacity
factor
(LF)
within
BRICS
countries.
The
analysis
covers
time
span
from
1990
to
2019.
empirical
strategy
uses
Method
Moments
Quantile
Regression
(MMQR)
long-run
estimators
(Fixed
Effects
Ordinary
Least
Squares,
FE-OLS;
Dynamic
DOLS;
Fully
Modified
FMOLS).
findings
highlight
presence
a
cointegrating
relationship.
Moreover,
fossil
fuels
growth
cause
LF
decrease,
while
use
sources
increase
deepening
LF.
Furthermore,
results
MMQR
method
are
confirmed
by
DOLS,
FMOLS,
FE-OLS
estimates.
Causality
also
demonstrate
that
these
factors
may
forecast
ecological
quality,
indicating
policies
for
energy,
can
all
have
an
impact
degree
light
research,
policymakers
should
strongly
encourage
expenditures
environmentally
friendly
technologies
stability
efficiency
as
well
sustain
widespread
adoption
energy-saving
products.
