Remote Sensing GIS and Climatic Research Lab National Center of GIS and Space Applications, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan.
Department of Political Science, University of Management and Technology, Lahore, Pakistan.
Sci Rep. 2023 Jun 5;13(1):9131. doi: 10.1038/s41598-023-36373-0.
Ecosystems are in danger due to human-caused air, water, and soil pollution, so it is important to find the underlying causes of this issue and develop practical solutions. This study adds to environmental research gap by suggesting the load capability factor (LCF) and using it to look at the factors affectting environmental health. The load capacity factor simplifies monitoring environmental health by illustrating the distinction between ecological footprint and biocapacity. We examine the interplay between mobile phone users (Digitalization DIG), technological advancements (TEC), renewable energy use, economic growth, and financial development. This study assesses G8 economies' data from 1990 to 2018, using a Cross-Section Improved Autoregressive Distributed Lag CS-ARDL estimator and a cointegration test. The data shows that green energy, TEC innovation, and DIG are all beneficial for natural health. Based on the results of this study, the G8 governments should focus on environmental policies that promote economic growth, increase the use of renewable energy sources, guide technological progress in key areas, and encourage the development of digital information and communications technologies that are better for the environment.
由于人类造成的空气、水和土壤污染，生态系统正处于危险之中，因此找到造成这一问题的根本原因并开发切实可行的解决方案非常重要。本研究通过提出负载能力系数（LCF）并将其用于研究影响环境健康的因素，为环境研究的空白提供了补充。负载能力系数通过说明生态足迹和生物容量之间的区别，简化了对环境健康的监测。我们考察了移动电话用户（数字化 DIG）、技术进步（TEC）、可再生能源利用、经济增长和金融发展之间的相互作用。本研究使用横截面改进自回归分布滞后 CS-ARDL 估计器和协整检验，评估了 1990 年至 2018 年 G8 经济体的数据。数据显示，绿色能源、TEC 创新和 DIG 都有益于自然健康。根据本研究的结果，G8 政府应关注促进经济增长、增加可再生能源使用、引导关键领域技术进步以及鼓励开发对环境更有利的数字信息和通信技术的环境政策。
