Institute of Computer Science and Technology, Taiyuan University of Science and Technology, Taiyuan, 030024, Shanxi, China.
Faculty of Management and Administrative Sciences, University of Sialkot, Sialkot, Punjab, 51040, Pakistan.
Environ Sci Pollut Res Int. 2022 Feb;29(8):12198-12207. doi: 10.1007/s11356-021-16560-0. Epub 2021 Sep 25.
The role of information and communication technology (ICT) is imperative in the transformation of the world. ICT is directly affecting all the sectors of the whole economy. Thus, the present study is determined to investigate the effect of ICT on energy efficiency and environmental sustainability in emerging Asian economies from 1990 to 2019. The panel augmented autoregressive distributed lag-pooled mean group approach has been used for empirical investigation. Two separate models have been designed to attain the empirical consensus. ICT is measured through two proxies namely broadband subscriptions (internet) and mobile cellular subscriptions (mobile). Results show that internet and mobile upsurge the energy efficiency in the long run. However, internet and mobile have a reducing impact on carbon emissions in the long run. While FDI enhances energy efficiency and reduces carbon emissions inferring that environmental efficiency improves in the long run. The study suggests that policymakers must be aware of the impact of ICT on energy efficiency and environmental quality and regulate their manufacturers to enable the amalgamation of ICT into users' routines.
信息和通信技术（ICT）在世界变革中具有重要作用。ICT 直接影响整个经济的所有部门。因此，本研究旨在调查 1990 年至 2019 年期间信息和通信技术对亚洲新兴经济体能源效率和环境可持续性的影响。采用面板自回归分布滞后-集聚均值组方法进行实证研究。设计了两个单独的模型来达成实证共识。ICT 通过两个代理指标来衡量，即宽带订阅（互联网）和移动蜂窝订阅（移动）。研究结果表明，互联网和移动在长期内提高了能源效率。然而，互联网和移动在长期内对碳排放有减少的影响。而外国直接投资则提高了能源效率，减少了碳排放，这意味着环境效率在长期内得到了提高。研究表明，政策制定者必须意识到信息和通信技术对能源效率和环境质量的影响，并对其制造商进行监管，以实现信息和通信技术与用户日常活动的融合。
