Kostakis Ioannis, Paparas Dimitrios, Tsagarakis Konstantinos P
Department of Economics and Sustainable Development, Harokopio University, Athens, Greece.
Food, Land and Agribusiness Department, Harper Adams University, Newport, UK.
J Environ Manage. 2023 May 15;334:117475. doi: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2023.117475. Epub 2023 Feb 18.
This study investigates the relationship between disaggregated energy use, human development, trade openness, economic growth, urbanization, and sustainability index in OECD countries from 2014 to 2019. Static, quantile, and dynamic panel data approaches are employed. The findings reveal that fossil fuels such as petroleum, solid fuels, natural gas, and coal decrease sustainability. On the contrary, alternative sources such as renewable and nuclear energy seem to contribute positively to sustainable socioeconomic development. It is also interesting to note that alternative energy sources strongly influence socioeconomic sustainability in the lower and upper quantiles. Also, the human development index and trade openness improve sustainability, while urbanization seems to be an obstacle in complying with sustainability goals within OECD countries. Policymakers should revisit their strategies toward sustainable development by mitigating fossil fuels and urbanization and promoting human development, trade openness, and alternative energy sources as drivers of economic progress.
本研究调查了2014年至2019年经合组织国家中能源使用细分、人类发展、贸易开放度、经济增长、城市化与可持续性指数之间的关系。采用了静态、分位数和动态面板数据方法。研究结果表明，石油、固体燃料、天然气和煤炭等化石燃料会降低可持续性。相反，可再生能源和核能等替代能源似乎对社会经济可持续发展有积极贡献。同样值得注意的是，替代能源在较低和较高分位数上对社会经济可持续性有强烈影响。此外，人类发展指数和贸易开放度会提高可持续性，而城市化似乎是经合组织国家实现可持续发展目标的一个障碍。政策制定者应重新审视其可持续发展战略，减少化石燃料使用和城市化，促进人类发展、贸易开放度，并将替代能源作为经济进步的驱动力。
