School of Economics, Guangxi University, Nanning, 530004, China.
School of Finance and Public Administration, Guangxi University of Finance and Economics, Nanning, 530007, China.
Environ Sci Pollut Res Int. 2023 Jan;30(2):4187-4202. doi: 10.1007/s11356-022-22391-4. Epub 2022 Aug 13.
Large amount of energy use for rising economic growth leads to high carbon dioxide discharge that worsens environmental quality which is a challenge for countries in achieving sustainable development. Improved level of technological innovations and renewable energy consumption might overcome the issue of environmental degradation and achieving sustainable development. This study examines the effect of technological innovations on renewable energy consumption and carbon dioxide emission in the belt and road initiative countries for the period of 1995 to 2019. Two-step difference and two-step system GMM models were employed for analysis where the results indicate that technological innovations increase renewable energy consumption and carbon dioxide emission. The effect of renewable energy consumption and trademark applications on carbon dioxide is negatively significant that raises environmental quality. Furthermore, this study confirms the validity of Environmental Kuznets curve hypothesis in the sample countries. The findings of this study have considerable policy implication for the sample countries on rising technological innovations and renewable energy consumption in achieving environmental sustainability.
大量用于经济增长的能源消耗导致了二氧化碳排放量的增加，从而恶化了环境质量，这是各国实现可持续发展所面临的挑战。提高技术创新水平和可再生能源的消费可能会克服环境恶化和实现可持续发展的问题。本研究考察了技术创新对“一带一路”倡议国家 1995 年至 2019 年期间可再生能源消费和二氧化碳排放的影响。采用两步差分和两步系统 GMM 模型进行分析，结果表明，技术创新会增加可再生能源消费和二氧化碳排放。可再生能源消费和商标申请对二氧化碳的影响呈负显著，这提高了环境质量。此外，本研究还验证了样本国家环境库兹涅茨曲线假说的有效性。本研究的结果对样本国家在提高技术创新和可再生能源消费以实现环境可持续性方面具有重要的政策意义。
