期刊
ENERGIES
卷 15, 期 17, 页码 -出版社
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/en15176456
关键词
CO2 emissions; green technology; zero carbon; EKC; clean energy; E7 nations
资金
- fundamental research funds for the Project by the Education Department of Hainan Province [Hnky2022-11]
- Hainan Provincial Philosophy and Social Science 2021 Planning Project [HNSK (JD)21-16]
- Research Start-up Fund of Hainan University [kyqd (sk) 2022008, kyqd (sk) 2022011]
The study finds that carbon emissions in E7 countries increased during the early stages of development but decreased later, with renewable energy, green innovation, environmental tax, and technological innovation playing a significant role in reducing emissions. In contrast, economic expansion had a positive impact on environmental deterioration. The study also reveals the importance of country-specific environmental policies in carbon abatement.
Most countries, notably those that signed the Paris Climate Agreement, prioritize achieving the zero carbon or carbon neutrality aim. Unlike earlier studies, this one assesses the contribution of environmental policy, clean energy, green innovation, and renewable energy to the E7 economies' achievement of carbon neutrality goals from 1990 to 2019. Findings emanating from the study show that the EKC hypothesis is valid in E7 countries. Implying that emissions in the E7 countries increased with the kick-off of development but declined later due to possible potent environmental regulatory policies put in place. Similarly, across all models, renewable energy (REN), green innovations (GINNO), environmental tax (ETAX), and technological innovations (TECH) were found to exert a negative and significant impact on carbon emissions in the E7 countries both in the short and long run. On the other hand, economic expansion (GDP) positively impacts environmental deterioration. Furthermore, the country-specific result shows that, on average, Brazil, India, China, Russia, Mexico, and Indonesia have significant environmental policies aiding carbon abatement. Except for Brazil, Mexico, and Indonesia, the income growth in the rest of the countries does not follow the EKC proposition. Furthermore, the causality result revealed a unidirectional causal relationship between GDP, REN, and GINNO to CO2 emission. No causality was found between ETAX with CO2, while a bi-directional causality exists between technology and CO2 emissions. Based on the finding, policymakers in the E7 countries should move away from fossil fuels because future electricity output will not be sufficient to reduce emissions considerably. Environmental regulations, encouraging technological innovation, adopting green and sustainable technology, and clean energy sources, among other things, demand radical and broad changes.
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