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Xu Z, Sun J, Qin Y, Xu J, Li S. Does environmental pollution reduce residents' income? Evidence from CFPS in China. ENVIRONMENT INTERNATIONAL 2024; 189:108790. [PMID: 38843748 DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2024.108790] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2024] [Revised: 04/23/2024] [Accepted: 05/30/2024] [Indexed: 06/19/2024]
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Understanding the relationship between environmental pollution and residents' income is extremely important for promoting sustained progress and high-quality economic growth. This research examines the impact, mechanism, and heterogeneity of environmental contamination on residents' earnings by fusing the micro data from China Family Panel Survey with the macro data of government statistics. The results reveal that environmental degradation has a significantly negative impact on residents' individual income. Further research on the intermediary mechanism finds that environmental pollution plays a harmful role in residents' income by reducing residents' subjective well-being and labor employment. Besides, the income effect of environmental pollution is significantly heterogeneous among different regions and differentiated groups. The deteriorating environmental quality widens urban-rural income gap and increases wage inequality of inhabitants in eastern, central, and western regions of China. The gender income gap and the income disparity between different income brackets also expand with environmental deterioration. These findings not only prove that long-term development at the cost of the ecological environment is undesirable, but also demonstrate the important role of the improvement of ecological environmental quality in promoting human well-being.
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- Zhihua Xu
- College of Economics, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266100, PR China; Institute of Marine Development, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266100, PR China.
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- College of Economics, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266100, PR China.
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- School of Nursing and Health, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450001, P.R. China.
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- College of Economics, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266100, PR China.
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- College of Economics, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266100, PR China.
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Chen W, Guo L, Xu H, Dai Y, Yao J, Wang L. NAC1 transcriptional activation of LDHA induces hepatitis B virus immune evasion leading to cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma development. Oncogenesis 2024; 13:15. [PMID: 38704368 PMCID: PMC11069585 DOI: 10.1038/s41389-024-00515-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2023] [Revised: 04/08/2024] [Accepted: 04/16/2024] [Indexed: 05/06/2024] Open
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Our study aimed to elucidate the molecular mechanisms underlying NAC1 (nucleus accumbens associated 1) transcriptional regulation of LDHA and its role in HBV immune evasion, thus contributing to the development of cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Utilizing public datasets, we performed differential gene expression and weighted gene co-expression network analysis (WGCNA) on HBV-induced cirrhosis/HCC data. We identified candidate genes by intersecting differentially expressed genes with co-expression modules. We validated these genes using the TCGA database, conducting survival analysis to pinpoint key genes affecting HBV-HCC prognosis. We also employed the TIMER database for immune cell infiltration data and analyzed correlations with identified key genes to uncover potential immune escape pathways. In vitro, we investigated the impact of NAC1 and LDHA on immune cell apoptosis and HBV immune evasion. In vivo, we confirmed these findings using an HBV-induced cirrhosis model. Bioinformatics analysis revealed 676 genes influenced by HBV infection, with 475 genes showing differential expression in HBV-HCC. NAC1 emerged as a key gene, potentially mediating HBV immune escape through LDHA transcriptional regulation. Experimental data demonstrated that NAC1 transcriptionally activates LDHA, promoting immune cell apoptosis and HBV immune evasion. Animal studies confirmed these findings, linking NAC1-mediated LDHA activation to cirrhosis and HCC development. NAC1, highly expressed in HBV-infected liver cells, likely drives HBV immune escape by activating LDHA expression, inhibiting CD8 + T cells, and promoting cirrhosis and HCC development.
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- Wenbiao Chen
- Department of Gastroenterology, Shenzhen People's Hospital, The Second Clinical Medical College, Jinan University; The First Affiliated Hospital, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, 518020, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Shenzhen People's Hospital, The Second Clinical Medical College, Jinan University; The First Affiliated Hospital, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, 518020, China
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- Clinical Medical Research Center, Guangdong Provincial Engineering Research Center of Autoimmune Disease Precision Medicine, Shenzhen People's Hospital, The Second Clinical Medical College, Jinan University; The First Affiliated Hospital, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, 518020, China
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- Clinical Medical Research Center, Guangdong Provincial Engineering Research Center of Autoimmune Disease Precision Medicine, Shenzhen People's Hospital, The Second Clinical Medical College, Jinan University; The First Affiliated Hospital, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, 518020, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Shenzhen People's Hospital, The Second Clinical Medical College, Jinan University; The First Affiliated Hospital, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, 518020, China.
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Shenzhen People's Hospital, The Second Clinical Medical College, Jinan University; The First Affiliated Hospital, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, 518020, China.
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Wang F, Ye L, Zeng X, Zhang W. The impact of FDI on energy conservation and emission reduction performance: A FDI quality perspective. Heliyon 2024; 10:e25676. [PMID: 38404879 PMCID: PMC10884794 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e25676] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2023] [Revised: 01/18/2024] [Accepted: 01/31/2024] [Indexed: 02/27/2024] Open
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According to the climate emission reduction commitment of the Paris Agreement, all countries are actively seeking a new path of energy conservation and emission reduction, and trying to "bend downward" the global greenhouse gas emission curve. For China's carbon peak before 2030 and carbon neutral target before 2060, explore whether FDI can reduce China's energy consumption and carbon emissions. From the new research perspective of FDI quality, this paper explores the potential ways to improve regional energy-carbon emission performance (ECEP), and applied dynamic threshold effect and two-stage least squares for validation. The specific results are as follows: FDI quality improvement can have a significant positive impact on regional ECEP.The development level of renewable energy, the optimization of industrial structure and the enhancement of green innovation ability can positively regulate the impact of FDI on energy-carbon emission performance. At the same time, the results of the dynamic panel threshold model demonstrate that with the economic growth pressure of local governments decreases and the fiscal decentralization increases, the role of FDI quality in promoting the ECEP could be stronger. The influence of FDI quality on ECEP has regional heterogeneity, and the influence of FDI quality on ECEP is regional heterogeneous, and the influence of FDI quality on ECEP is more significant in inland and midwestern regions than in coastal and eastern regions. This study provides experience for FDI to formulate the quality assessment system and formulate foreign investment policy.
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- Fei Wang
- School of Economics and Trade, Guangzhou Xinhua University, Guangzhou, 510006, China
- School of Economics and Trade, Guangdong University of Foreign Studies, Guangzhou, 510006, China
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- School of Economics and Trade, Guangdong University of Foreign Studies, Guangzhou, 510006, China
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- School of Economics and Trade, Guangzhou Xinhua University, Guangzhou, 510006, China
- School of Economics and Trade, Guangdong University of Foreign Studies, Guangzhou, 510006, China
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- School of Economics and Trade, Guangdong University of Science and Technology, 510006, China
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Sharma RK, Dhillon J, Kumar P, Mulvaney MJ, Reed V, Bheemanahalli R, Cox MS, Kukal MS, Reddy KN. Climate trends and soybean production since 1970 in Mississippi: Empirical evidence from ARDL model. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2023; 905:167046. [PMID: 37714355 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.167046] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2023] [Revised: 09/07/2023] [Accepted: 09/11/2023] [Indexed: 09/17/2023]
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Studying historical response of crops to weather conditions at a finer scale is essential for devising agricultural strategies tailored to expected climate changes. However, determining the relationship between crop and climate in Mississippi (MS) remains elusive. Therefore, this research attempted to i) estimate climate trends between 1970 and 2020 in MS during the soybean growing season (SGS) using the Mann-Kendall and Sen slope method, ii) calculate the impact of climate change on soybean yield using an auto-regressive distributive lag (ARDL) econometric model, and iii) identify the most critical months from a crop-climate perspective by generating a correlation between the detrended yield and the monthly average for each climatic variable. Specific variables considered were maximum temperature (Tmax), minimum temperature (Tmin), diurnal temperature range (DTR), precipitation (PT), carbon dioxide emissions (CO2), and relative humidity (RH). All required diagnostic-tests i.e., pre-analysis, post-analysis, model-sensitivity, and assessing the models' goodness-of-fit were performed and statistical standards were met. A positive trend in Tmin (+0.25 °C/decade), and a negative trend in DTR (-0.18 °C/decade) was found. Although Tmax, PT, and RH showed non-significant trends, numerical changes were noted as +0.11 °C/decade, +3.03 mm/decade, and -0.06 %/decade, respectively. Furthermore, soybean yield was positively correlated with Tmin (in June and September), PT (in July and August), and RH (in July), but negatively correlated with Tmax (in July and August) and DTR (in June, July, and August). Soybean yield was observed to be significantly reduced by 18.11 % over the long-term and by 5.51 % over the short-term for every 1 °C increase in Tmax. With every unit increase in Tmin and CO2 emissions, the yield of soybeans increased significantly by 7.76 % and 3.04 %, respectively. Altogether, soybeans in MS exhibited variable sensitivity to short- and long-terms climatic changes. The results highlight the importance of testing climate-resilient agronomic practices and cultivars that encompass asymmetric sensitivities in response to climatic conditions of MS.
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- Department of Plant and Soil Sciences, Mississippi State University, MS, USA.
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- School of Humanities, Social Sciences, and Management, Indian Institute of Technology, Odisha, India
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- Department of Plant and Soil Sciences, Mississippi State University, MS, USA
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- Department of Plant and Soil Sciences, Mississippi State University, MS, USA
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- Department of Plant and Soil Sciences, Mississippi State University, MS, USA
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- Department of Plant and Soil Sciences, Mississippi State University, MS, USA
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- Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University, State College, PA, USA
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- Crop Production Systems Research Unit, USDA-ARS, Stoneville, MS, USA
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Naveed M, Islam M, Usman M, Kamal M, Khan MF. Demystifying the association between economic development, transportation, tourism, renewable energy, and ecological footprint in Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation region during globalization mode. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2023; 30:120137-120154. [PMID: 37938487 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-023-30706-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2023] [Accepted: 10/23/2023] [Indexed: 11/09/2023]
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The Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) economies have yet to meaningfully contribute to accomplishing Sustainable Development Goals (SDG 7) affordable and clean energy, (SDG 8) decent work and economic growth, and (SDG 13) climate action. Dealing with this issue might require a shift or alteration of policy framework that is the major theme of this study. Consequently, this present research inspects the influence of economic growth, transportation, tourism sector development, and renewable energy on ecological footprint using panel time series from 1990 and 2019 for the BIMSTEC region. To evaluate this dynamic nexus between the mentioned environmental pollution drivers of ecological footprint, this study employed the augumented mean group (AMG) and common correlated effect mean group (CCEMG) regression estimators after detection of cross-sectional dependency. The empirical outcomes denote that economic growth and transportation sector of BIMSTEC countries increase the levels of ecological footprint. Conversely, tourism sector development, globalization, and renewable energy protect the ecological excellence in the region. Moreover, it is observed that a unidirectional causality exists from economic growth to ecological footprint, ecological footprint to transportation, tourism to ecological footprint, and globalization to ecological footprint, while bidirectional causality exists between renewable energy and ecological footprint. By observing the positive function of tourism, green energy, and globalization on sustainable environment progress, central authorities are capable to redesign policies concerning supportable efficient technologies and regulate globalization towards green programs and agenda to reduce global warming.
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- Muhammad Naveed
- School of Economics and Trade, Hunan University, Changsha, 410012, Hunan, China
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- School of Economics and Trade, Hunan University, Changsha, 410012, Hunan, China
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- School of Economics and Management, and Center for Industrial Economics, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430072, China.
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- Department of Basic Sciences, College of Science and Theoretical Studies, Saudi Electronic University, Dammam, 32256, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Basic Sciences, College of Science and Theoretical Studies, Saudi Electronic University, Riyadh, 11673, Saudi Arabia
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Zhou Q, Wu J, Imran M, Nassani AA, Binsaeed RH, Zaman K. Examining the trade-offs in clean energy provision: Focusing on the relationship between technology transfer, renewable energy, industrial growth, and carbon footprint reduction. Heliyon 2023; 9:e20271. [PMID: 37771537 PMCID: PMC10522954 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e20271] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2023] [Revised: 09/02/2023] [Accepted: 09/18/2023] [Indexed: 09/30/2023] Open
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Sustainable energy mitigates climate change by reducing reliance on coal and oil for power generation, curbing global warming. It addresses environmental concerns and yields economic benefits-reduced fossil fuel dependence, financial inclusion, productive employment, and economic development. This research examines the impact of regional economic integration on environmental sustainability in 39 high-income European and Central Asian (ECA) nations from 2017 to 2021. Specifically, the study analyzes the influence of green energy demand, technological transfers, and trade openness on carbon emissions. The study employed various estimators, namely, a two-step Generalized Method of Moments (GMM) estimation, quantile regression, and the cointegration panel approach. These estimators were utilized to capture different aspects and dynamics of the research variables. The study finds that regional green programs and trade agreements effectively reduce carbon emissions, while technological advances and industrial output tend to raise them. Granger causality analyses reveal that emissions-led regional development, technical innovation, and trade openness are interconnected factors, and the deployment of renewable energy contributes to carbon emissions. The inter-temporal analysis suggests that regional economic integration factors will likely impact carbon emissions in the following decade. These findings support neoclassical growth theory, new institutional economics, and ecological modernization theory. Developing renewable energy sources in the region can minimize energy price fluctuations, strengthen energy security, and align with the carbon neutrality agenda. This research emphasizes the need for sustainable energy strategies and regional cooperation to foster a greener and more sustainable future.
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- Qiyun Zhou
- Economics Management College, Foshan Polytechnic, Foshan 528137, China
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- Economics Management College, Foshan Polytechnic, Foshan 528137, China
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- Department of Economics, The University of Haripur, Haripur Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 22620, Pakistan
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- Department of Management, College of Business Administration, King Saud University, P.O. Box 71115, Riyadh 11587, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Management, College of Business Administration, King Saud University, P.O. Box 71115, Riyadh 11587, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Economics, The University of Haripur, Haripur Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 22620, Pakistan
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Chen Y, Raza K. Asymmetric impact of technological innovation, foreign direct investment and agricultural production on environmental degradation: evidence from Pakistan. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2023; 30:85237-85248. [PMID: 37380863 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-023-28346-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/23/2022] [Accepted: 06/15/2023] [Indexed: 06/30/2023]
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The present study analyzes the asymmetric effects of technical innovation, foreign direct investment, and agriculture productivity on Pakistan's environmental degradation from 1990 to 2020. A non-linear autoregressive model (NARDL) has been used for the analysis. The asymmetric effects have been computed for both the long and short run. The empirical results show that there is equilibrium long-run relationship among the variables. Moreover, it is found that the effect of FDI on CO2 emission is positive regardless of whether there are positive or negative shocks to FDI in the long run. The short-run results are similar except for the positive shocks to FDIat lag one, which reduces environmental degradation in Pakistan. However, in the long run, population growth and positive (negative) shocks to technical innovation have a negative and significant impact on CO2, whereas agriculture productivity is the main source of environmental degradation in Pakistan. The asymmetric tests show that FDI and agriculture productivity have strong asymmetric effects on the CO2 emissions in the long run, whereas there is weak evidence of, in the short and long run, asymmetric effects of technical innovations in Pakistan. These results are statistically significant, valid, and stable as per most of the diagnostic tests conducted and reported in the study.
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- Yufeng Chen
- School of Statistics and Mathematics, Zhejiang Gongshang University, Hangzhou, 310018, China
- School of Economics and Management, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua, 321004, China
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- School of Statistics and Mathematics, Zhejiang Gongshang University, Hangzhou, 310018, China.
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İlbasmış M, Çitil M, Demirtaş F, Ali M, Barut A, Mohsin M. Does green investments improve air quality? Evidence for developed and developing European countries. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2023; 30:89726-89739. [PMID: 37460882 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-023-28544-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2022] [Accepted: 06/28/2023] [Indexed: 08/11/2023]
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The aim of this study is to examine the effect of green investments on air quality for developed and developing European countries. In this context, the short- and long-term effects of green investments on air quality were examined by panel generalized method of moments (GMM) and panel causality method. As a result of the GMM analysis, it has been determined that green investments negatively affect the air quality for both developed European countries and developing European countries in the short term, but this effect turns positive in developed countries in the long term. As a result of the panel causality analysis, two-way causality was determined between air quality and green investments.
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- Metin İlbasmış
- Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences, Aksaray University, Aksaray, Turkey
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- Siverek Faculty of Applied Sciences, Department of International Trade and Logistics, Harran University, Sanliurfa, Turkey
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- Siverek Faculty of Applied Sciences, Department of International Trade and Logistics, Harran University, Sanliurfa, Turkey
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- UCSI Graduate Business School, UCSI University, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
- Department of Business Administration, IQRA University, Karachi, Pakistan
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- Siverek Vocational School, Department of Accounting and Taxation, Harran University, Sanliurfa, Turkey.
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- School of Finance and Economics, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, China
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Nawaz MZ, Guo J, Nawaz S, Hussain S. Sustainable development goals perspective: nexus between Christians' religious tourism, geopolitical risk, and CO 2 pollution in Italy. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2023; 30:62341-62354. [PMID: 36940029 PMCID: PMC10026203 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-023-26463-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2022] [Accepted: 03/10/2023] [Indexed: 05/10/2023]
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Travel and tourism support a country's economy and improve its social outlook. The religious inclination is an important factor influencing tourism and constitutes a significant part of general tourism. Thus, assessing and evaluating its real impacts on a country is crucial. As the world continues to grapple with the effects of environmental degradation, numerous studies have delved into the research between tourism, energy consumption, and pollution emissions. However, the impact of religious tourism on the environment is often overlooked. To bridge this gap, this study explores the relationship between religious tourist arrivals, geopolitical risk, and environmental quality in Italy. By employing ARDL and wavelets coherence analysis on the Italian data from 1997 to 2019, the findings of this study reveal a mitigation effect of religious tourist arrivals and geopolitical risk on CO2 pollution levels. In contrast, it highlights the significance of foreign direct investment and transportation as significant contributors to CO2 pollution. In conclusion, the study highlights the crucial role that religious tourism and religious leaders can play in mitigating environmental pollution and the importance of considering this aspect in future environmental studies as well as emphasize the need for Italian authorities to pay close attention to the impact of foreign direct investment and transportation energy consumption on the environment to achieve sustainable development goals.
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- Muhammad Zahid Nawaz
- Present Address: School of Public Administration, Dongbei University of Finance and Economics, Dalian, 116025 Liaoning China
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- Present Address: School of Public Administration, Dongbei University of Finance and Economics, Dalian, 116025 Liaoning China
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- Present Address: Institute of Business Management and Administrative Sciences, The Islamia University, Bahawalpur, Pakistan
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- Present Address: Center for Industrial and Business Organization, Dongbei University of Finance and Economics, Dalian, 116025 Liaoning China
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Ali Z, Jianzhou Y, Ali A, Hussain J. Determinants of the CO 2 emissions, economic growth, and ecological footprint in Pakistan: asymmetric and symmetric role of agricultural and financial inclusion. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2023; 30:61945-61964. [PMID: 36934182 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-023-26138-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2022] [Accepted: 02/22/2023] [Indexed: 05/10/2023]
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In this study, the effects of financial inclusion (FI), agricultural innovation (AI), trade (TR), and forest rent (FR) on carbon dioxide emissions (CO2), economic growth (Y), and ecological footprint (EFP) for Pakistan from 1970 to 2017 are examined using symmetric and asymmetric cointegration approaches. These links are investigated using linear and non-linear autoregressive distributive lag (NARDL) techniques. In contrast to the asymmetry results, the symmetric results revealed no cointegration among the variables over the long run. Moreover, asymmetry results from the Y-model indicated that a positive shock in AI significantly affects Y over the long run while raising it over the short term. Furthermore, CO2 rises in the wake of positive shocks like AI, Y, and FR but falls in the wake of adverse shocks. A negative shock to FI raises CO2 temporarily, whereas a negative shock to FR causes CO2 emissions to fall over time. According to the EFP-model, long-term EFP is decreased by both positive shocks to AI and adverse shocks to FR with one-period lags. On the other hand, positive shocks to FI and FR cause the short-term EFP to rise. In addition to a bidirectional causal relationship between Y, EFP, and FI, we found a one-way causative relationship between Y, FR, AI, CO2, and EFP. The FMOLS estimator also supports NARDL estimations. The key recommendations to help Pakistan keep its environment and economy are to enhance green mechanization in agriculture, allocate adequate research and development funds, and initiate integrated environmental and economic growth policies by relevant institutions.
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- Zulfiqar Ali
- College of Economics and Management, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, 350002, China
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- College of Economics and Management, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, 350002, China.
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- College of Management, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, 350002, China
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- Department of Economics, Karakoram International University, Gilgit, Pakistan
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Dong D, Wang J. Air pollution as a substantial threat to the improvement of agricultural total factor productivity: Global evidence. ENVIRONMENT INTERNATIONAL 2023; 173:107842. [PMID: 36863165 DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2023.107842] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/26/2022] [Revised: 02/03/2023] [Accepted: 02/17/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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OBJECTIVE This study aims to provide empirical evidence about whether and to what extent air pollution affects the global agricultural total factor productivity (TFP). METHODS The research sample covers 146 countries all over the world during 2010-2019. Two-way fixed effects panel regression models are used to estimate air pollution's impacts. A random forest analysis is conducted to assess the relative importance of independent variables. RESULTS The results show that, on average, a 1% increase in fine particulate matter (PM2.5) and tropospheric ozone (O3) concentration would cause the agricultural TFP to decline by 0.104% and 0.207%, respectively. Air pollution's adverse impact widely exists in various countries with different development levels, pollution degrees, and industrial structures. This study also finds that temperature has a moderating effect on the relationship between PM2.5 and agricultural TFP. PM2.5 pollution's detrimental impact is weaker (stronger) in a warmer (cooler) climate. In addition, the random forest analysis confirms that air pollution is among the most crucial predictors of agricultural productivity. CONCLUSIONS Air pollution is a substantial threat to the improvement of global agricultural TFP. Worldwide actions should be taken to ameliorate air quality, for the sake of agricultural sustainability and global food security.
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- Daxin Dong
- Institute of Western China Economic Research, Southwestern University of Finance and Economics, China.
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- School of Business Administration, Faculty of Business Administration, Southwestern University of Finance and Economics, China.
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Hossain ME, Rej S, Hossain MR, Bandyopadhyay A, Tama RAZ, Ullah A. Energy mix with technological innovation to abate carbon emission: fresh evidence from Mexico applying wavelet tools and spectral causality. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2023; 30:5825-5846. [PMID: 35982384 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-022-22555-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2022] [Accepted: 08/11/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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The global warming issue arises from climate change, which draws scientists' attention toward cleaner energy sources. Among clean sources, renewables and nuclear energy are getting immense attention among policymakers. However, the significance of nuclear energy in reducing CO2 emissions has remained ambiguous, necessitating further research. Therefore, the present study draws impetuous attention to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals-7 (affordable clean energy) & 13 (climate change mitigation) by looking at the relationship between energy mix (fossil fuels, renewables, and nuclear), economic growth, technological innovation, and CO2 emissions in Mexico from 1980 to 2019 using the autoregressive distributed lag (ARDL) model. In addition, to assess the direction of causality, this study applied wavelet techniques and spectral causality. The findings affirm that renewable and nuclear energy use and technological innovation tend to curb CO2 emissions, whereas fossil fuel consumption and economic expansion trigger CO2 emissions. The study lends support to the environmental Kuznets curve (EKC) phenomenon in Mexico. The FMOLS and DOLS tests show that our long-run estimates are reliable. In different time scales, the wavelet coherence result is also consistent. Finally, the results of the spectral causality approach demonstrate a significant causal association between the variables tested at various frequencies. As a result, in order to achieve SDGs 7 and 13 and support an environmentally friendly ecosystem, Mexico's energy mix must be changed to renewables and nuclear.
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- Md Emran Hossain
- Department of Agricultural Finance and Banking, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh, 2202, Bangladesh.
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- Vinod Gupta School of Management, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, Kharagpur, West Bengal, India
- School of Business, University of Petroleum & Energy Studies, Dehradun, India
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- School of Economics and Public Policy, Adelaide Business School, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia
- Department of Agricultural Finance and Cooperatives, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Agricultural University, Gazipur, 1706, Bangladesh
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- Vinod Gupta School of Management, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, Kharagpur, West Bengal, India
- Jindal Global Business School, O.P. Jindal Global University, Haryana, India
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- Department of Agricultural Economics, Bangladesh Agriculture University, Mymensingh, 2202, Bangladesh
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- School of Economics, Henan University, Kaifeng, People's Republic of China
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Ayad H, Sari-Hassoun SE, Usman M, Ahmad P. The impact of economic uncertainty, economic growth and energy consumption on environmental degradation in MENA countries: Fresh insights from multiple thresholds NARDL approach. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2023; 30:1806-1824. [PMID: 35921013 PMCID: PMC9362482 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-022-22256-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 25.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/08/2022] [Accepted: 07/22/2022] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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This paper explores the influence of economic policy uncertainty on environmental quality in selected MENA countries depending on an augmented STIRPAT model over the period 1970-2020. ARDL model and its extensions like augmented ARDL, augmented NARDL, and MTNARDL models are applied to detect any possible effect from uncertainty index to carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions. The empirical results reveal the validity of environmental Kuznet curve (EKC) curve in all the countries. Moreover, the results show that the uncertainty index enhances environmental degradation, especially in extremely large changes in Morocco, Turkey, and Iran. Besides, the findings reveal that energy consumption and population in the entire sample escalates CO2 emissions over the study period. Consequently, policymakers in MENA countries should consider the economic uncertainty index, particularly in light of its recent rise, when developing any strategies and plans aimed at improving environmental standards, as well as the need to encourage the use of renewable energies in order to increase the percentage of their contribution to total energy consumption.
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- Hicham Ayad
- University Center of Maghnia, Maghnia, Algeria
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- Institute for Region and Urban-Rural Development, and Center for Industrial Development and Regional Competitiveness, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430072 China
- Department of Law, College of Humanity Sciences, University of Raparin, Ranya, Iraq
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- Department of Law, College of Humanity Sciences, University of Raparin, Ranya, Iraq
- International Relations and Diplomacy Department, Faculty of Administrative Sciences and Economics, Tishk International, University, Erbil, Iraq
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Abbass K, Song H, Mushtaq Z, Khan F. Does technology innovation matter for environmental pollution? Testing the pollution halo/haven hypothesis for Asian countries. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2022; 29:89753-89771. [PMID: 35857164 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-022-21929-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2022] [Accepted: 07/05/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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China's GDP grew 9% annually during the end of the twentieth century. This economic growth degrades China's ecology, making it the world's greatest polluter. This position forced China to invest in developing nations and to take advantage of low-cost labor and increased pollution quotas from the World Trade Organization (WTO) to meet sustainable development objectives without environmental harm. The significance of this study is, first, this study examines the influence of Chinese outward foreign direct investment, gross domestic product, trade openness, technological innovation, and energy consumption on carbon emissions in Asian countries (Turkey, Pakistan, the Philippines, Singapore, India, Indonesia, and Cambodia). Secondly, the panel autoregressive distributed lag cointegration (ARDL) technique was used on data from 2000 to 2020 to investigate the pollution halo/haven hypothesis and environmental Kuznets curve hypothesis for south Asian nations. This analysis demonstrated that Chinese outbound foreign direct investment increases carbon emissions and confirms the pollution halo concept. Except for India and Pakistan, these nations show a U-shaped link between Chinese foreign direct investment and carbon emissions. So, policy implications recommended by the results of this study are foreign direct investment inflows with modern and ecofriendly technological transfer and enhancement in labor, and conservational management practices will benefit emerging countries to attain their sustainable development goals.
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- Kashif Abbass
- School of Economics and Management, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing, 210094, China
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- School of Economics and Management, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing, 210094, China.
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- School of Economics and Finance, Xi'an Jiotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, People's Republic of China
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- School of Public Administration, Nanjing Agriculture University, Nanjing, 210095, China
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Hussain Y, Abbass K, Usman M, Rehan M, Asif M. Exploring the mediating role of environmental strategy, green innovations, and transformational leadership: the impact of corporate social responsibility on environmental performance. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2022; 29:76864-76880. [PMID: 35670933 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-022-20922-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/28/2021] [Accepted: 05/13/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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This study examines the impact of corporate social responsibility (CSR) on environmental performance by utilizing data collected from ten big industrial organizations operating in Lahore, Pakistan. The research data was organized using the cross-sectional process. Of the 316 questionnaires completed by employees, 226 were considered valid, and these responses were used for further PLS analysis. The findings of the research indicate CSR has a moderate impact on environmental performance. Furthermore, the result revealed that green innovation, green capability, environmental strategy, and green transformational leadership are a better ecological performance example that could mediate CSR and environmental performance. This research study postulates the existing resource-based view (RBV) theory for overall directors of industrial organizations and representatives to achieve and manage CSR, green innovation, green capability, environmental strategy, and green transformational leadership to find optimal environmental performance. Thorough study will provide valuable inputs to the overall directors and managers of the enormous industrial sector to support their internal strategies such as CSR, green innovation, green capability, environmental strategy, and green transformational leadership to expand the environmental performance (to help directors, managers, policymakers, and executives to take appropriate/profitable decisions in the future).
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- Yasir Hussain
- Department of Business & Management Sciences, The Superior University Lahore, Lahore, Pakistan
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- School of Economics and Management, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing, 210094, China
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- Institute for Region and Urban-Rural Development, and Center for Industrial Development and Regional Competitiveness, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430072, China.
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- Department of Business & Management Sciences, The Superior University Lahore, Lahore, Pakistan
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- Lecturer in Department of Economics & Business Administration, University of Education Lahore, Multan Campus, Multan, Pakistan
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Liu C, Ni C, Sharma P, Jain V, Chawla C, Shabbir MS, Tabash MI. Does green environmental innovation really matter for carbon-free economy? Nexus among green technological innovation, green international trade, and green power generation. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2022; 29:67504-67512. [PMID: 35917073 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-022-22040-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2022] [Accepted: 07/10/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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This study examines the association among the green energy production (GEP), green technological innovation (GTI), and green international trade (GIT) on the ecological footprints (EFP). In addition, this research applies fully modified least square (FMOLS) to estimate the empirical outcomes, while dynamic least square (DOLS) is used to check the robustness of the outcomes. Although, the selection of the assessment technique depends on the order of integration of the selected series. Before estimation, some diagnostic tests are also performed to ensure the reliability of the data set. Furthermore, the empirical outcomes of the present analysis are twofold: at begin, this research discovered a negative relationship between GEP and EFP. Secondly, this research reveals that GTI has also an adverse impact on EFP along with GIT, which is unsurprising. Results imply that advancement in green technological innovations tends to improve the EQ by reducing the level of EFP.
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- Chen Liu
- School of Accounting, Wuhan College, Hubei, Wuhan, 430212, China
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- School of Economics and Management, Shihezi University, 832000, Shihezi, Xinjiang, China.
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- Rajkiya Engineering College Bijnor, Uttar Pradesh, Bijnor, India
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- Department of Management Sciences, Teerthanker Mahaveer University, Uttar Pradesh, Moradabad, India
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- Department of Management Sciences, Teerthanker Mahaveer University, Uttar Pradesh, Moradabad, India
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- College of Business, Al Ain University, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates
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Agboola PO, Hossain ME, Gyamfi BA, Bekun FV. Environmental consequences of foreign direct investment influx and conventional energy consumption: evidence from dynamic ARDL simulation for Turkey. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2022; 29:53584-53597. [PMID: 35287193 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-022-19656-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/22/2022] [Accepted: 03/07/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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The preponderance of emerging economies confronts significant trade-offs between economic growth and environmental sustainability considerations, and Turkey is no exception. This study draws strength from the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UN-SDGs-7,11,12 & 13). To this end, the present study explores the role of the environmental Kuznets curve (EKC) hypothesis for the case of Turkey for annual frequency data from 1970 to 2020. The present study leverages on the novel dynamic autoregressive-distributed lag (DARDL) methodology and Bayer and Hanck combined cointegration test. The combined Bayer and Hanck cointegration test alongside ARDL bounds test traces equilibrium relationship between economic growth, urbanization, FDI, energy use, and CO2 emission over the investigated period. Empirical results from the DARDL simulation analysis validates the EKC hypothesis. These results suggest that environmental quality is being compromised for economic growth at the earlier stage of economic growth (scale stage). The EKC phenomenon is affirmed as a 1% increase in economic growth increase emission level by 0.1580% and quadratic economic growth decrease emission by 0.1095% in the short and long run, respectively. Similarly, urbanization and energy used in both the short and long run also worsen environmental quality while FDI influx in the long run improves environmental quality in Turkey. These outcomes have far-reaching environment-urbanization growth implications. From a policy lens, the current study subscribed to the environmental stick policies and investment on strategies on a paradigm shift from fossil-fuel energy consumption base to renewables. Further insights are highlighted in the concluding section.
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- Phillips O Agboola
- Mechanical Engineering Department, College of Applied Engineering, King Saud University (Al Muzahimiyah Branch), Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Agricultural Finance and Banking, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh, 2202, Bangladesh
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- Economic and Finance Application and Research Center, İstanbul Ticaret University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Faculty of Economics Administrative and Social Sciences, Istanbul Gelisim University, Istanbul, Turkey.
- Department of Economic Security, South Ural State University, 76, Lenin Aven., 454080, Chelyabinsk, Russia.
- Faculty of Economics and Commerce, The Superior University, Lahore, Pakistan.
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Do Nuclear Energy, Renewable Energy, and Environmental-Related Technologies Asymmetrically Reduce Ecological Footprint? Evidence from Pakistan. ENERGIES 2022. [DOI: 10.3390/en15093448] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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Can Pakistan’s environmental-related technologies (ERT) and nuclear and renewable energy mitigate environmental pollution? As global warming and climate change rise dramatically, economies shift to friendly energy substitutions and eco-friendly technologies, contributing to the mitigation of environmental contamination. In this scenario, policy and academic analysts have paid more concentration to renewable and nuclear energy deployment with ERT installation. To achieve this goal, the present study scrutinizes the asymmetric effects of nuclear energy, renewable energy, and ERT on the ecological footprint of Pakistan. The current research applies a novel non-linear autoregressive distributive lag method from 1991 to 2020. The results of the current analysis show that negative changes in nuclear energy increase emissions levels in the long run, while positive and negative changes in renewable energy deployment significantly overcome the burden on the environment. Similarly, positive and negative changes in ERT reduce pollution levels in the long run. Moreover, these long-run outcomes are analogous to short-run findings for Pakistan. Therefore, there is a dire requirement to increase the consumption of renewable and nuclear energy sources and take advantage of the noteworthy impact of an uncontaminated atmosphere through clean ERT potentials.
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Zhang X, Akhter S, Nassani AA, Haffar M. Impact of News Overload on Social Media News Curation: Mediating Role of News Avoidance. Front Psychol 2022; 13:865246. [PMID: 35496237 PMCID: PMC9039232 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.865246] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2022] [Accepted: 03/04/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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In this global village, easy access to news has resulted in many changes in the preferences and patterns of people for accessing news. Therefore, the present study has attempted to investigate the effects of news relevance, perceived quality, and news overloading on people's news curation preferences. This study has also examined the mediating role of news avoidance between the news relevance, perceived quality, and news overloading on the news curation. A quantitative technique has been employed to check the relationships proposed in the study. A sample size of 217 has been analyzed to check these hypotheses. The findings of the study revealed that news relevance has a negative impact while news overload positively and significantly impact the news curation. However, the news avoidance only mediated the relationship of news quality and news curation. Theoretically, the study has contributed to the literature of journalism and social media by finding that relevance of news has a negative significant impact on the news curation behavior of people, such that if they do not find the news relevant, they happily curate it. Practically, the study implies that the people are more prone to the quality of news rather than quantity; therefore, it is important for the news agencies to ensure that they produce and deliver the quality based news considering the accuracy to penetrate the Theoretic lass level.
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- Xiao Zhang
- Sichuan Radio and Television Station, Chengdu, China
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- School of Languages, Civilisation and Philosophy, Universiti Utara Malaysia, Kedah Darul Aman, Malaysia
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- Department of Management, College of Business Administration, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Management, Birmingham Business School, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom
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Ahmad US, Usman M, Hussain S, Jahanger A, Abrar M. Determinants of renewable energy sources in Pakistan: An overview. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2022; 29:29183-29201. [PMID: 34997512 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-022-18502-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/11/2021] [Accepted: 12/31/2021] [Indexed: 05/14/2023]
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For successive economic growth of any society, sustainable energy plays a pivotal role. Considering this view, developing countries are facing serious challenges of energy at the present time. However, policymakers have outlined numerous policies to satisfy energy demand but still remain incapable to fill the gap between demand and supply. At a halt, 11% of the world population lacks access to different formulae of energy supply and access. Additionally, in different time periods, distinct policies have erupted for the progress of renewable energy. It includes especially those households of the far-flung areas having no gas and electricity availability. However, the basis of this research study is to determine the significant renewable energy source for Pakistan's economy with the economic benefits such as job creation in energy sector. This research study aims in finding ways to secure energy supplies and achieving economic benefits. The research study concludes by engaging renewable energy technologies with the least operational and externality cost that is the utmost choice in the future. In policy perspective, Pakistani government should take actions in favor of renewable energy and technological innovation that necessitates biomass resources to be tied to non-sustainable prolonged investments.
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- Institute for Region and Urban-Rural Development, and Center for Industrial Development and Regional Competitiveness, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430072, Hubei Province, China.
- Department of Economics, Government College University Faisalabad, Faisalabad, 38000, Pakistan.
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- Science and Technology, Federal Urdu University of Arts, Islamabad, Pakistan
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- School of Economics, Hainan University, Haikou, 570228, Hainan, China
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- Business School Konkuk University, Seoul, 100011, South Korea
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