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Reinvestigating the EKC hypothesis: Does renewable energy in power generation reduce carbon emissions and ecological footprint?

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dc.contributor.authorMohamed E.F.en_US
dc.contributor.authorAbdullah A.en_US
dc.contributor.authorJaaffar A.H.en_US
dc.contributor.authorOsabohien R.en_US
dc.contributor.authorid58020916600en_US
dc.contributor.authorid26967528100en_US
dc.contributor.authorid58897806500en_US
dc.contributor.authorid57201922189en_US
dc.date.accessioned2025-03-03T07:43:45Z
dc.date.available2025-03-03T07:43:45Z
dc.date.issued2024
dc.description.abstractFor a developing nation such as Malaysia with a significant reliance on fossil fuels for electricity, understanding the environmental consequences of this dependency is crucial. Thus, this study utilizes the Autoregressive Distributed Lag (ARDL) method to explore the impact of electricity intensity (EINT), renewable energy in electricity generation (ERE), and gross domestic product (GDP) on Malaysia's environmental quality, from 1985 to 2020. By using carbon emissions (CO2 emissions) and ecological footprint (EF) as proxies, the study finds a significant long-run impact of these factors on environmental degradation. Notably, the study also observed an inverted U-shaped relationship between GDP and environmental degradation, validating the existence of Environmental Kuznets Curve (EKC) hypothesis. The findings also imply that while electricity intensity is associated with increased emissions, the use of renewable energy (RE) sources for electricity generation may contribute to emission reduction. But the results for both variables show reversal signs on EF. The study's adoption of the fully ordinary least square (FMOLS) method reinforces the same results, thus, justifying the cointegrating relationship between studied variables. Drawing from these outcomes, the study advocates for a comprehensive approach to renewable energy management, emphasizing both its utilization and waste in order to improve ecological footprint. Moreover, the pressing need to enact legislation on energy efficiency and conservation is crucial in ensuring decoupling and securing sustainable development in Malaysia. ? 2024 The Authorsen_US
dc.description.natureFinalen_US
dc.identifier.ArtNo101387
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.esr.2024.101387
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-85191000002
dc.identifier.urihttps://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85191000002&doi=10.1016%2fj.esr.2024.101387&partnerID=40&md5=a7d9f7b546ed8a12823cc891005b259f
dc.identifier.urihttps://irepository.uniten.edu.my/handle/123456789/36665
dc.identifier.volume53
dc.publisherElsevier Ltden_US
dc.relation.ispartofAll Open Access; Gold Open Access; Green Open Access
dc.sourceScopus
dc.sourcetitleEnergy Strategy Reviews
dc.subjectCarbon
dc.subjectEmission control
dc.subjectEnergy efficiency
dc.subjectGas emissions
dc.subjectLeast squares approximations
dc.subjectPower generation
dc.subjectSustainable development
dc.subjectWaste management
dc.subjectAuto-regressive
dc.subjectAutoregressive distributed lag
dc.subjectCarbon emissions
dc.subjectEcological footprint
dc.subjectElectricity intensities
dc.subjectElectricity-generation
dc.subjectEnvironmental Kuznet's curve
dc.subjectEnvironmental kuznets curve hypothesis
dc.subjectMalaysia
dc.subjectRenewable energies
dc.subjectFossil fuels
dc.titleReinvestigating the EKC hypothesis: Does renewable energy in power generation reduce carbon emissions and ecological footprint?en_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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