Original scientific paper
https://doi.org/10.1080/1331677X.2021.2015613
What drives carbon emissions in the long-run? The role of renewable energy and agriculture in achieving the sustainable development goals
Yanqi Cai
Junwei Xu
Paiman Ahmad
Ahsan Anwar
Abstract
The South Asian economies encounter several issues for achieving
the Sustainable Development Goals (S.D.G.s), global warming is one
of the serious key issues facing these countries. For addressing this
issue, a comprehensive policy framework is required at the context
of South Asian Countries. In this view, the present study scrutinises
the impact of renewable energy-consumption (R.E.C.p.), non-renewable energy consumption (R.E.n.), agriculture (A.g.), urbanisation
(U.b.), and economic growth (E.G.) on CO2 emissions for selected
South Asian economies over period of 1990–2018. For this purpose,
we apply fully modified ordinary least square technique and variance decomposition analysis. The empirical outcomes demonstrate
that R.E.C.p. and agriculture reduces carbon emission while R.E.n.
and U.b. increase environmental degradation. Moreover, the findings also confirm the E.K.C.-hypothesis in South Asian countries.
Based on the results, a detailed S.D.G.-oriented policy framework
has been suggested, which may help these economies towards
achieving the main goals of S.D.G. 13, S.D.G. 07, S.D.G. 08, S.D.G. 11,
and S.D.G. 02. This study contributes to the present literature by
suggesting S.D.G. oriented policy framework.
Keywords
South Asian economies; renewable energy; agriculture; carbon emissions; Sustainable Development Goals (S.D.G.s)
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302717
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Publication date:
31.3.2023.
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