The Impact of Renewable Energy and Economic Growth on Environmental Pollution: Using Second-Generation Panel Techniques

This study examines the impact of economic growth, renewable energy consumption, and environmental stringency on environmental pollution within the framework of testing the environmental Kuznets hypothesis for 34 African countries during the period from 1990 to 2020 using second-generation panel est...

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Main Authors: Aouini Samir, Beggat Hanane, Mahlous Zakia
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Language:English
Published: Riga Technical University Press 2023-01-01
Series:Economics and Business
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.2478/eb-2023-0012
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description This study examines the impact of economic growth, renewable energy consumption, and environmental stringency on environmental pollution within the framework of testing the environmental Kuznets hypothesis for 34 African countries during the period from 1990 to 2020 using second-generation panel estimation techniques. To ensure the stability of the variables, the study applied smoothing of the slopes, CADF, and CIPS unit root tests, and the Westerlund co-integration test to confirm the existence of a long-term balanced relationship between the variables based on the results obtained from the CCEMG model estimates of jointly correlated effects. The study confirmed the environmental Kuznets curve hypothesis in African countries, with the results indicating a relationship between growth and pollution in the form of an inverted “N”. Furthermore, it was found that the consumption of renewable energy reduced carbon dioxide emissions.
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spelling doaj-art-d2f61e2170084d2c8b1ae45eefef4c9c2025-02-03T10:26:20ZengRiga Technical University PressEconomics and Business2256-03942023-01-0137118920510.2478/eb-2023-0012The Impact of Renewable Energy and Economic Growth on Environmental Pollution: Using Second-Generation Panel TechniquesAouini Samir0Beggat Hanane1Mahlous Zakia2University of ElOued, ElOued, AlgeriaUniversity of ElOued, ElOued, AlgeriaUniversity of ElOued, ElOued, AlgeriaThis study examines the impact of economic growth, renewable energy consumption, and environmental stringency on environmental pollution within the framework of testing the environmental Kuznets hypothesis for 34 African countries during the period from 1990 to 2020 using second-generation panel estimation techniques. To ensure the stability of the variables, the study applied smoothing of the slopes, CADF, and CIPS unit root tests, and the Westerlund co-integration test to confirm the existence of a long-term balanced relationship between the variables based on the results obtained from the CCEMG model estimates of jointly correlated effects. The study confirmed the environmental Kuznets curve hypothesis in African countries, with the results indicating a relationship between growth and pollution in the form of an inverted “N”. Furthermore, it was found that the consumption of renewable energy reduced carbon dioxide emissions.https://doi.org/10.2478/eb-2023-0012environmental pollutionenvironmental kuznets curvepanel datarenewable energyc01o13o44q20q50
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environmental kuznets curve
panel data
renewable energy
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title The Impact of Renewable Energy and Economic Growth on Environmental Pollution: Using Second-Generation Panel Techniques
title_full The Impact of Renewable Energy and Economic Growth on Environmental Pollution: Using Second-Generation Panel Techniques
title_fullStr The Impact of Renewable Energy and Economic Growth on Environmental Pollution: Using Second-Generation Panel Techniques
title_full_unstemmed The Impact of Renewable Energy and Economic Growth on Environmental Pollution: Using Second-Generation Panel Techniques
title_short The Impact of Renewable Energy and Economic Growth on Environmental Pollution: Using Second-Generation Panel Techniques
title_sort impact of renewable energy and economic growth on environmental pollution using second generation panel techniques
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