Majekodunmi Temitayo B, Shaari Mohd Shahidan, Abidin Noorazeela Zainol, Ridzuan Abdul Rahim
Faculty of Business & Communication, Universiti Malaysia Perlis, 02600, Arau Perlis, Malaysia.
Faculty of Business and Management, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Melaka Campus, Alor Gajah, 78000, Malaysia.
Heliyon. 2023 Jul 25;9(8):e18625. doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e18625. eCollection 2023 Aug.
The pressing global effort to tackle CO emissions has brought about a strong emphasis on adopting green technology by economies striving for low-carbon development. Within this context, this research investigates the environmental significance of green technology and exports in Malaysia. By examining 30-year data from 1989 to 2019 and utilising the autoregressive distributed lag model (ARDL), this study explores these variables' long-run and short-run effects on Malaysia's environment. The outcomes reveal noteworthy insights: population growth and green technology negatively impact environmental degradation, whereas exports and economic expansion contribute to environmental depletion over the long term. However, the influences of a higher population and exports are inconsequential in the short term. Additionally, the study captures the influences of transient economic challenges, such as the COVID-19 outbreak. Consequently, the study emphasises crucial policy implications for the Malaysian government. Firstly, it strongly recommends increasing investment in sustainable technology, especially within the manufacturing sector, to mitigate the adverse environmental impact of exports. Furthermore, it suggests incentivizing companies to embrace green technology through subsidies for acquiring renewable energy and imposing higher taxes on non-renewable energy sources. Additionally, policymakers are urged to prioritise human capital development by raising public awareness about the dangers of heightened CO emissions. Malaysia can leverage its expertise to foster economic expansion without compromising the environment by engaging the working population in environmentally sustainable economic activities. These policy recommendations aim to expedite the shift towards a decarbonised economy, promote sustainable development, and safeguard Malaysia's natural resources.
全球应对碳排放的紧迫努力使得致力于低碳发展的经济体大力强调采用绿色技术。在此背景下，本研究调查了马来西亚绿色技术和出口的环境意义。通过考察1989年至2019年的30年数据，并运用自回归分布滞后模型（ARDL），本研究探讨了这些变量对马来西亚环境的长期和短期影响。研究结果揭示了值得注意的见解：人口增长和绿色技术对环境退化产生负面影响，而从长期来看，出口和经济扩张会导致环境损耗。然而，短期内人口增加和出口的影响并不显著。此外，该研究还捕捉到了诸如新冠疫情爆发等短期经济挑战的影响。因此，该研究强调了对马来西亚政府的关键政策启示。首先，强烈建议增加对可持续技术的投资，特别是在制造业领域，以减轻出口对环境的不利影响。此外，建议通过补贴可再生能源采购和对不可再生能源征收更高税费来激励企业采用绿色技术。此外，敦促政策制定者通过提高公众对碳排放增加危害的认识来优先发展人力资本。马来西亚可以利用其专业知识，让劳动人口参与环境可持续的经济活动，在不损害环境的情况下促进经济扩张。这些政策建议旨在加速向脱碳经济的转变，促进可持续发展，并保护马来西亚的自然资源。
