scholarly journals Renewable Energy and Sustainability from the Supply Side: A Critical Review and Analysis

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (17) ◽  
pp. 5755
Author(s):  
Susana Garrido ◽  
Tiago Sequeira ◽  
Marcelo Santos
Keyword(s):  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Environmental Sustainability ◽  
Critical Review ◽  
Research Area ◽  
Renewable Energies ◽  
Three Dimensions ◽  
Development Level ◽  
Depth Analysis ◽  
Lower Income Countries ◽  
The Relationship

This article provides a critical review of the literature on the relationship between renewable energies and sustainability considering the three dimensions of sustainability: economic, social, and environmental. First, a bibliometric tool is used and then a more in-depth analysis of selected literature is performed, focusing on the type of renewable energy analyzed and the level of development of countries, the dimension of sustainability focused on and the country’s development level, and the type of renewable energies focused on and the dimension of sustainability analyzed. It represents a milestone in the topic giving insights on the state of the art of the research on this research area, enhancing empirical evidence on the kind of relationships and developing a discussion on how closely aligned the political and institutional discourses are with the research concerns. We conclude that, while studies on lower-income countries focus on lower-rung energies, studies on higher-income countries focus on the study of more diversified sources. Moreover, wind–solar energy is the most reported in the articles concerned with environmental sustainability. Our main recommendation is to further investigate the implementation of modern renewable energies in developing countries, to help those countries to climb the energy ladder toward cleaner energy supply.

scholarly journals Does Foreign Direct Investment Influence Renewable Energy Consumption? Empirical Evidence from South Asian Countries

Energies ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (12) ◽  
pp. 3470
Author(s):  
Xueqing Kang ◽  
Farman Ullah Khan ◽  
Raza Ullah ◽  
Muhammad Arif ◽  
Shams Ur Rehman ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Direct Investment ◽  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Sri Lanka ◽  
South Asian ◽  
Environmental Sustainability ◽  
Direct Investment ◽  
Least Square ◽  
Asian Countries ◽  
Ordinary Least Square ◽  
The Relationship

In selected South Asian countries, the study intends to investigate the relationship between urban population (UP), carbon dioxide (CO2), trade openness (TO), gross domestic product (GDP), foreign direct investment (FDI), and renewable energy (RE). Fully modified ordinary least square (FMOLS) and dynamic ordinary least square (DOLS) models for estimation were used in the study, which covered yearly data from 1990 to 2019. We used Levin–Lin–Chu, Im–Pesaran–Shin, and Fisher PP tests for the stationarity of the variables. The outcomes of the panel cointegration approach looked at whether there was a long-run equilibrium nexus between selected variables in Pakistan, Bangladesh, India, and Sri Lanka. The FMOLS approach was also used to assess the relationship, and the results suggest that there is a significant and negative nexus between FDI and renewable energy in south Asian nations. The study’s findings reveal a strong and favorable relationship between GDP and renewable energy use. In South Asian nations (Sri Lanka, Pakistan, India, and Bangladesh), the FMOLS and DOLS findings are nearly identical, but the authors used the DOLS model for robustification. According to the findings, policymakers in South Asian economies (Sri Lanka, Pakistan, India, and Bangladesh) should view GDP and FDI as fundamental policy instruments for environmental sustainability. To reduce reliance on hazardous energy sources, the government should also reassure financial sectors to participate in renewable energy.

scholarly journals Analysis of the relationship between innovation, CO2 emission and renewable energy in Turkey

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 513-521
Author(s):  
Selim İnançlı ◽  
Mustafa Torusdağ
Keyword(s):  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Co2 Emissions ◽  
Environmental Sustainability ◽  
Co2 Emission ◽  
Technological Development ◽  
Cointegration Test ◽  
Economic Activities ◽  
Renewable Energy Consumption ◽  
Global Issues ◽  
The Relationship

Due to rapid technological development and increase in economic activities, environmental problems such as global warming and climate change, CO2 emission, environmental pollution are among significant global issues. In recent years, Eco-innovations, which are intended to benefit the environment and contribute to environmental sustainability, bring energy by saving technology, adding a new dimension to the concept of innovation as well as bringing its environmentalist face to the fore. In this study, the relationship between innovation, CO2 emissions and renewable energy for the 1990-2019 period for Turkey was examined and analyzed with Bayer-Hanck (2012) cointegration test together with Toda-Yamamoto (1995) and Hacker-Hatemi-J (2006) causality tests. According to Bayer-Hanck (2012) cointegration test, it was concluded that the variables are cointegrated in the long run. In line with the overlapping findings of the causality analyses of Toda Yamamoto (1995) and Hacker-Hatemi-J (2006), it was concluded that there is a one-way causality relationship from CO2 emissions to renewable energy consumption.

scholarly journals The Relationship between Renewable Energy and Economic Growth in a Time of Covid-19: A Machine Learning Experiment on the Brazilian Economy

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
pp. 1285
Author(s):  
Cosimo Magazzino ◽  
Marco Mele ◽  
Giovanna Morelli
Keyword(s):  
Machine Learning ◽  
Economic Growth ◽  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Growth Process ◽  
Renewable Energies ◽  
Renewable Energy Consumption ◽  
Global Pandemic ◽  
Intensive Use ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Harmful Effects

This paper examines the relationship between renewable energy consumption and economic growth in Brazil, in the Covid-19 pandemic. Using an Artificial Neural Networks (ANNs) experiment in Machine Learning, we tried to verify if a more intensive use of renewable energy could generate a positive GDP acceleration in Brazil. This acceleration could offset the harmful effects of the Covid-19 global pandemic. Empirical findings show that an ever-greater use of renewable energies may sustain the economic growth process. In fact, through a model of ANNs, we highlighted how an increasing consumption of renewable energies triggers an acceleration of the GDP compared to other energy variables considered in the model.

scholarly journals Construction and Validity of an Instrument to Evaluate Renewable Energies and Energy Sustainability Perceptions for Social Consciousness

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (4) ◽  
pp. 2333
Author(s):  
Adán Acosta-Banda ◽  
Verónica Aguilar-Esteva ◽  
Miguel Patiño Ortiz ◽  
Julián Patiño Ortiz
Keyword(s):  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Environmental Sustainability ◽  
Content Validity ◽  
Social Consciousness ◽  
Renewable Energies ◽  
Energy Sustainability ◽  
Four Dimensions ◽  
Environmental Care ◽  
Optimal Value ◽  
Pilot Sample

The construction and content validity of an instrument to evaluate the perception and social consciousness on renewable resources and energy sustainability was done. First, a review and analysis of the existing instruments in the literature was carried out. The instrument was constructed, then reviewed by three experts, and submitted to the judgment of nine experts. Finally, it was applied to a group of twenty people to evaluate instruction and question accuracy. The instrument is integrated with four dimensions: knowledge on renewable energy; the perception of benefits obtained from it; willingness to acquire renewable energy equipment and evaluation of the use of wind and solar energies importance; the degree of personal and social awareness on environmental care as well as information on specific habits on how important it is to promote and practice energy-saving and environmental sustainability. The experts’ revision process resulted in the approval of the instrument. Content validity (Aiken’s V > 0.75; VI > 0.50) was confirmed. The results of the pilot sample showed a favorable opinion, the understanding of the instructions and items, and the attainment of an optimal value in reliability (Cronbach’s alpha: 0.8553). It was concluded that the instrument is valid to evaluate the perception and degree of consciousness on renewable energies and energy sustainability constructs.

scholarly journals Using Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling to Measure the Moderating Effect of Gender: An Empirical Study

Mathematics ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (24) ◽  
pp. 3150
Author(s):  
Vera Gelashvili ◽  
Juan-Gabriel Martínez-Navalón ◽  
José Ramón Saura
Keyword(s):  
Structural Equation Modeling ◽  
Least Squares ◽  
Partial Least Squares ◽  
Environmental Sustainability ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Three Dimensions ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Gender Influences ◽  
Practical Implications

Over recent decades, much has been written about sustainable development and its main dimensions (environmental, social, and economic). However, to date, there is a lack of academic literature on the relationship between these dimensions of sustainability, as well as whether sustainability is moderated by an individual’s gender. To fill this gap in the literature, the aim of this study is two-fold: first, we want to empirically analyze whether there is a relationship between these dimensions and, if so, whether this relationship is positive; secondly, we aim to evaluate whether gender influences the link between these dimensions of sustainability. To this end, a sample of 411 responses was analyzed using the Using Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM) methodology. The results revealed that there is a positive relationship between the three dimensions of sustainability; however, the effect of gender was observed only in the case of the relationship between social and environmental sustainability. The paper concludes with a discussion of the results and an outline of their theoretical and practical implications for industry.

scholarly journals Repercussions of Sustainable Agricultural Productivity, Foreign Direct Investment, Renewable Energy, and Environmental Decay: Recent Evidence from Latin America and the Caribbean

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sobia Naseem ◽  
Wang Hui ◽  
Muddassar Sarfraz ◽  
Muhammad Mohsin
Keyword(s):  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Energy Consumption ◽  
Latin American ◽  
Environmental Sustainability ◽  
Renewable Energy Consumption ◽  
Speed Of Adjustment ◽  
Long Run ◽  
Short Run ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Latin American And Caribbean

This research aimed to assess and implement the long- and short-run relationship of agriculture and environmental sustainability with control variables. Purposely, this research consolidated theoretical and conceptual principles to create a systematic structure in agriculture for the development of both sectors, i.e., agricultural and the environment. On this ground statement, this research was motivated to contemplate the relationship between carbon dioxide emission, agricultural production, gross domestic product, renewable energy consumption, and foreign direct investment using annual data series of Latin American and Caribbean countries from 1971 to 2018. Autoregressive distributed lag (ARDL) was used as an econometric methodology to examine the relationship among the variables. Agriculture is the most vulnerable sector in Latin American and Caribbean countries, and the economy is heavily dependent on it. The main results of this research indicated that agriculture and CO2 emissions were positively related to each other for the long and short run, which means that agricultural activities increased the CO2 emission levels. At the same time, the control variables showed mixed associations with environmental degradation as gross domestic product (GDP) was positively significant and renewable energy consumption was negatively significant. The error correction (ECt−1) term was negatively significant, confirming the long-run relationship and the speed of adjustment from short- to long-run equilibrium. Agricultural production and GDP led to increments in CO2 emissions, while renewable energy consumption negatively contributed to toxic emissions. The speed of adjustment in Latin American and Caribbean countries was nippy. It required 2.933 periods for the transformation from the short periodic phase to the long term. A comprehensive approach is the research debate rigorously and holistically based on divergent sectors of an economy and their relationship with environmental sustainability. The econometric method, symbolic system, and conceptual existence were designed originally.

Theme Park of Renewable Energies in the District of Tomas with an Ecotouristic Approach-Perú

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (11) ◽  
pp. 5020-5024
Author(s):  
Ciro Rodriguez ◽  
Doris Esenarro ◽  
Jorge Jave ◽  
Fabiola Martínez ◽  
Juan Puma ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Renewable Resources ◽  
Environmental Sustainability ◽  
Architectural Design ◽  
Organic Waste ◽  
Clean Energy ◽  
Renewable Energies ◽  
Theme Park ◽  
Interactive Education ◽  
Sunlight Radiation

The proposal of a renewable energy theme park aims to sensitize the use of clean energy, the integration of ecotourism as an economic activity and environmental sustainability of the population of Tomas in Peru, to turn it into an identity reference point regional and local. For this, the green axis is composed of a series of elements such as thematic squares, vegetation segments, recreation, and incorporation of renewable energies. The bioclimatic architectural design of the theme park is related to the balance of nature’s surroundings, so a series of renewable energy prototypes is proposed in a theme park that takes advantage the use of natural resources from sunlight, radiation, winds, organic waste, among others, which are the components of the proposal. Likewise, interactive education is considered among the resident population of Tomas, and with their renewable resources are the pillars, to sensitize visitors, in caring for the environment.

scholarly journals ICT Adoption and Environmental Sustainability: Thresholds From the Lower and Lower-Middle-Income Countries

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mouna AMARI ◽  
Anis JARBOUI
Keyword(s):  
Energy Consumption ◽  
Co2 Emissions ◽  
Environmental Sustainability ◽  
Middle Income ◽  
Middle Income Countries ◽  
Ict Adoption ◽  
Basic Services ◽  
Lower Income Countries ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship

Abstract This paper aims to study the relationship between ICT readiness, use, and intensity, and environmental sustainability factors in the lower and middle lower-income countries from 2012-2018. ICT readiness, use, and intensity are measured with the impact of ICT on access to basic services, phone penetration, and internet penetration, while CO2 emissions per capita, fossil fuel energy consumption, and methane emissions are used as indicators for air pollution. To achieve this goal, the system two steps GMM estimation was performed which thresholds are computed contingent on the validity of tested hypotheses. The results demonstrate that increasing ICT readiness, use, and intensity in lower and lower-middle-income countries enhance environmental sustainability by decreasing CO2 emissions and energy consumption.

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