Original scientific paper
https://doi.org/10.1080/1331677X.2022.2117718
The impact of e-commerce on environmental sustainability targets in selected European countries
Hao Xie
Shuangshuang Chang
Yunfeng Wang
Anees Afzal
Abstract
E-commerce plays a crucial role in the digital economy. E-commerce
can reduce costs and boost economic growth. Therefore,
the global rate of E-commerce is increasing very fast, which has
implications for the digital economy. This study analyses the
impact of e-commerce on environmental sustainability. The
empirical analysis employed OLS, 2SLS, GMM, and panel quantile
regression methods using panel data of 10 European economies
spanning over 2002–2019. Carbon emissions and GHG emissions
measure environmental sustainability. The results from OLS, 2SLS
and GMM show that e-commerce negatively impacts carbon emissions.
The panel quantile regression results also show that e-commerce
negatively impacts carbon emissions at the middle and
higher quantiles. This study recommends that environmental sustainability
programs pay attention to policies encouraging
e-commerce.
Keywords
E-commerce; environmental sustainability; Europe; GMM
Hrčak ID:
303728
URI
Publication date:
31.3.2023.
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