Department of Statistics, Atatürk University, Erzurum, Turkey.
Department of Economics, Atatürk University, Erzurum, Turkey.
Environ Sci Pollut Res Int. 2024 Jan;31(4):6040-6053. doi: 10.1007/s11356-023-31494-5. Epub 2023 Dec 26.
As part of their pursuit to succeed the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), European Union (EU) countries have placed great importance on realizing SDG 11, which aims to create sustainable cities and communities. The relationship between environmental quality and municipal solid waste remains understudied despite its significant impact on achieving SDG-11. Consequently, this study seeks to peruse municipal solid waste, renewable energy consumption, human capital, and natural resources impact on load capacity as a comprehensive measure of environmental quality. By utilizing the CS-ARDL approach, this study reveals the inadequacy of municipal solid waste conversion in EU countries and highlights the favorable effect of human capital and renewable energy on enhancing environmental quality. Moreover, this study provides concrete evidence that natural resources contribute to environmental corruption. EU economies should adopt policies to bolster municipal solid waste conversion to improve environmental quality.
为了实现可持续发展目标 (SDGs)，欧盟国家非常重视实现可持续发展目标 11，该目标旨在创建可持续的城市和社区。尽管环境质量对实现可持续发展目标 11 有重大影响，但它们之间的关系仍未得到充分研究。因此，本研究旨在探讨城市固体废物、可再生能源消费、人力资本和自然资源对承载能力的影响，作为衡量环境质量的综合指标。本研究利用 CS-ARDL 方法，揭示了欧盟国家城市固体废物转化的不足，并强调了人力资本和可再生能源对提高环境质量的有利影响。此外，本研究还提供了具体证据，表明自然资源会导致环境恶化。欧盟经济体应采取政策来加强城市固体废物的转化，以改善环境质量。
