Role of non-renewable energy efficiency and renewable energy in driving environmental sustainability in India: evidence from the load capacity factor hypothesis

AA Alola, O Özkan, O Usman - Energies, 2023 - mdpi.com
Policymakers and environmental scientists have proposed numerous measures toward
achieving a sustainable environment. Some of these measures include the efficient use of …

Do life expectancy and hydropower consumption affect ecological footprint? Evidence from novel augmented and dynamic ARDL approaches

UK Pata, S Yurtkuran, Z Ahmed, MT Kartal - Heliyon, 2023 - cell.com
Human activities threaten the future of the ecosystem by emitting pollution to the air, water,
and soil. Considering the increasing ecological footprint (EF), the study focuses on …

Economic development and energy consumption in Saudi Arabian economy: do globalization, financial development and capital accumulation matter?

AA Rafindadi, AB Isah, O Usman - International Journal of Energy …, 2023 - emerald.com
Purpose This paper aims to empirically examine the impact of economic development and
energy consumption in Saudi Arabia (the leading OPEC giant and the Arab energy icon …

Air pollution and entrepreneurship: evidence from China

X Wei, Y Jiang, T Gan - Applied Economics, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Air pollution has become a major danger to human health and a hindrance to social and
economic growth. This study endeavours to examine the impact of air pollution on …

Can carbon finance promote high quality economic development: evidence from China

L Jiang, H Niu, Y Ru, A Tong, Y Wang - Heliyon, 2023 - cell.com
Utilizing provincial panel data from China spanning 2000 to 2020, this study constructed an
indicator system for high-quality economic development by incorporating 35 indicators …

External finance for climate change mitigation: Assessing the impact of energy aid and total aid inflows on the ecological footprint

MA Villanthenkodath, MA Ansari, MK Mahalik… - Journal of Climate …, 2023 - Elsevier
This study examines the role of energy aid and total aid inflows in the ecological footprint of
BRICS countries while controlling the economic growth, energy consumption, remittance …

Determinants of Electricity Transmission and Distribution Losses in South Africa

L Powanga, PA Kwakwa - Journal of Renewable Energy, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The increased electricity demand amidst inadequate electricity generation in South Africa
has plunged the country into frequent power outages and load shedding. However, the …

Environmental Sustainability in Selected OPEC Countries: Do the Influence of FDI and ICT Matter?

H Sepehrdoust, M Tartar… - Environmental …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Considering the undeniable role and importance of the environment in people's lives, the
present study is designed to investigate the combined effect of information and …

Towards sustainable resource management: A short and long-run dynamics of mineral production on ecological footprint

MA Villanthenkodath, S Pal - Journal of Environmental Management, 2024 - Elsevier
The effect of mineral production on ecological footprint is examined in this study while
controlling for economic growth, renewable energy consumption, and trade openness as …

Hygric properties and adsorption characteristics of simple and dual coblayers of bio-sourced building materials

T Kaoutari, H Louahlia, P Schaetzel… - … and Building Materials, 2023 - Elsevier
With the world's population increasing and energy demand on the rise, innovative materials
are becoming one of the most important solutions for building designers. This paper focuses …