Environmental and Sustainability Indicators,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
23, С. 100447 - 100447
Опубликована: Июль 29, 2024
The
world
has
witnessed
serious
climate-related
problems.
Even
though
there
are
various
effective
factors
in
this
point,
sustainable
resource
consumption
takes
place
among
critical
that
have
been
deeply
affecting
climate
change.
Accordingly,
Sustainable
Development
Goals
(SDGs)
8–12
come
to
the
fore
for
all
related
parties
due
directly
use.
Among
all,
Gulf
Cooperation
Council
(GCC)
countries
a
special
position
terms
of
global
change-related
goals
because
they
high
oil
and
consumption.
Hence,
study
firstly
attempts
investigate
validity
environmental
Kuznets
curve
(EKC)
hypothesis
material
footprint
(MAF)
GCC
by
analyzing
impact
income,
energy
consumption,
financial
institution
development,
technological
performing
augmented
mean
group
model,
using
data
period
2000–2019.
findings
show
(i)
EKC
is
valid
panel,
whereas
it
case
only
Oman
on
country
basis;
(ii)
increases
(decreases)
MAF
at
panel
(Qatar);
(iii)
development
does
not
affect
while
causes
an
increase
Saudi
Arabia;
(iv)
reduces
Bahrain,
Kuwait,
Arabia
basis.
Thus,
results
highlight
need
focus
both
income
level
achieve
targets
SDGs
decreasing
resource-based
Environmental and Sustainability Indicators,
Год журнала:
2023,
Номер
19, С. 100289 - 100289
Опубликована: Авг. 19, 2023
Life
expectancy
is
critical
in
determining
living
conditions
modern
societies,
making
it
a
vital
focus
for
policymakers.
This
research
employs
panel
quantile
regression
model
(ranging
from
0.05
to
0.95)
Asian
countries
2000
2018.
The
study
investigates
the
impact
of
economic
growth,
renewable
and
non-renewable
energy
consumption,
carbon
emissions,
government
health
services
on
life
expectancy.
findings
reveal
that
growth
affects
only
at
0.95th
quantiles
while
negatively
influencing
lower
medium
quantiles.
Conversely,
emissions
have
significant
adverse
effect
across
all
Hydroelectricity
low
high
quantiles,
except
quantile.
On
other
hand,
higher
levels
petroleum
liquids
intake
demonstrate
positive
effects
Government-provided
healthcare
significantly
improves
lowest
middle
but
its
diminishes
highest
These
underscore
importance
fostering
productivity
through
improved
organizational
structures.
Simultaneously,
efforts
toward
environmental
sustainability
clean
sources
are
essential
thriving
ecosystem.
Yet,
effective
use
technical
endeavors
ensuring
ecosystem
as
part
establishing
form
sources.
Environmental Science and Pollution Research,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
31(13), С. 20033 - 20047
Опубликована: Фев. 17, 2024
Abstract
Considering
a
vast
majority
of
application
areas,
the
study
investigates
how
environmental
tax
(ET)
affects
ecological
footprint.
In
this
context,
examines
European
Union
Five
(EU5)
countries,
considers
footprint
(EF)
as
proxy
environment,
uses
ET
tax-based
measures
by
making
both
disaggregated
(i.e.,
energy
and
transport)
aggregated
level
analysis,
performs
novel
nonlinear
quantile-based
approaches
for
period
from
1995/Q1
to
2021/Q4.
The
outcomes
show
that
on
EF
(i)
energy-related
has
only
declining
effect
at
lower
middle
quantiles
in
Germany
Italy,
whereas
it
does
not
have
curbing
other
countries;
(ii)
transport-related
is
effective
any
country,
which
means
effect;
(iii)
total
decreasing
Germany;
(iv)
alternative
method
validates
robustness.
Thus,
demonstrates
changing
across
quantiles,
types
EF.
Hence,
can
be
suggested
go
relying
further
practices
decrease
EF,
there
long
way
remaining
EU5
countries
well
Energy Strategy Reviews,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
51, С. 101300 - 101300
Опубликована: Янв. 1, 2024
This
study
examines
the
role
of
renewable
electricity
generation
(EG)
on
environmental
quality
in
top
10
carbon
dioxide
(CO2)
emitting
European
countries
by
considering
ongoing
energy
crisis.
By
doing
so,
research
considers
effect
EG
(such
as
hydro,
solar,
and
wind)
at
a
disaggregated
level
from
January
2,
2019
to
August
31,
2023,
using
wavelet
coherence
(WC),
quantile-on-quantile
(QQ)
regression
Granger
causality
quantiles
(GQ)
methods.
The
outcomes
demonstrate
that
(i)
wind
have
strong
dependence
CO2
emissions,
while
effects
vary
across
times
frequencies;
(ii)
hydro
reduces
emissions
Germany,
Belgium,
Austria;
(iii)
higher
quantiles,
solar
curbs
Italy,
Spain,
Romania,
(iv)
lowers
all
except
Bulgaria;
(v)
generally
causal
for
some
lower
(0.05–0.10),
middle
(0.40–0.60),
(0.90–0.95)
quantiles.
results
thus
show
are
strongly
influenced
function
time,
frequency,
quantile.
In
line
with
outcomes,
suggests
continuing
rely
Italy
Austria,
other
best
alternative
achieving
carbon-neutral
economy.
this
way,
can
benefit
same
time
contribute
their
security.
Energy Strategy Reviews,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
53, С. 101430 - 101430
Опубликована: Май 1, 2024
Most
countries
have
tried
to
decline
fossil
fuels
dependency
by
supporting
clean
energy
transition.
In
light
of
this,
this
study
investigates
the
impact
security
risk
(ESR)
and
geopolitical
(GPR)
on
load
capacity
factor
(LCF)
in
four
fragile
(Brazil-BRA;
India-IND;
South
Africa-ZAF,
Türkiye-TUR).
The
applies
quantile
approaches
for
period
between
1985/m2
2018/m12,
which
represents
largest
amount
accessible
data.
results
show
that
(i)
at
higher
quantiles,
ESR
declines
LCF
IND
ZAF,
while
it
has
an
increasing
BRA
a
mixed
TUR;
(ii)
GPR
increases
BRA,
TUR
lower
middle
decreases
ecological
quality
quantiles
all
countries;
(iii)
causal
effect
across
various
quantiles;
(iv)
are
strong
predictors
LCF,
but
their
predictive
power
varies
becomes
significantly
weaker
with
lags.
With
these
fresh
outcomes,
underlines
significant
influence
ensuring
sustainability
countries.
overall
findings
emphasize
risks
uncertainties
degrade
policymakers
should
turn
sources
case
increase
risks.
