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Fossil Energy Demand and Economic Development in BRICS Countries

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FRONTIERS IN ENERGY RESEARCH
Volume 10, Issue -, Pages -

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FRONTIERS MEDIA SA
DOI: 10.3389/fenrg.2022.842793

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energy consumption; variable returns models; sustainability; BRICS countries; panel data

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  1. Social Science Program of Hainan Province [TYETP201552]
  2. Program of Ministry of Culture and Tourism [HNSK(YB)19-10]

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This study analyzes the relationship between fossil energy consumption and economic development in BRICS countries. The findings show that coal and natural gas consumption have an inverted U-shaped relationship with the Human Development Index (HDI), while coal consumption has a negative relationship with HDI. Optimal energy consumption and the use of advanced technology are recommended to promote economic development while reducing reliance on fossil fuels.
Energy is considered the oxygen of an economy fueling all economic activities. Energy utilization and its type have an intertemporal and size-based effect on economic development. Therefore, this study empirically analyzes the relationship of fossil energy consumption with economic development in the case of BRICS countries between 1990 and 2019. Fully modified ordinary least squares is used with the quadratic function of coal, oil, and gas consumption to assess the size-based effect across time. This study shows that coal and natural gas consumption follows the inverted U-shaped relationship with HDI, while coal consumption shows a negative relationship with HDI. Hence, coal and gas energy assists in development when its share is small, while over-consumption hampers development. The BRICS countries should optimize coal and gas consumption with respect to economic development. Reducing fossil energy should be substituted with alternative clean energy resources by using advanced technology such as the gasification process.

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