The Relationship between Renewable Energy and Human Development in OECD Countries: A Panel Data Analysis
| Autor: | Yunus Emre Yayla, Emre Sakar, Ulas Akkucuk, Mahmut Ünsal Şaşmaz |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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Cointegration
Environmental effects of industries and plants Renewable Energy Sustainability and the Environment business.industry Natural resource economics Geography Planning and Development Fossil fuel TJ807-830 Management Monitoring Policy and Law Private sector TD194-195 renewable energy Human development (humanity) Renewable energy sources Renewable energy Environmental sciences Incentive human development OECD Economics GE1-350 Human Development Index panel data analysis business Panel data |
| Zdroj: | Sustainability, Vol 12, Iss 7450, p 7450 (2020) Sustainability Volume 12 Issue 18 |
| ISSN: | 2071-1050 |
| Popis: | Renewable energy has attracted researcher attention in recent years, and the number of studies conducted on the topic has increased. The importance of renewable energy has increased because certain energy resources are exhaustible and they damage the environment in various ways. Fossil fuel-based energy is the main culprit for environmental damage and lately renewable energy is the main focus as a safe alternative to fossil fuels. However, replacement of fossil fuels by renewables may have a negative impact on human development, even if it has a positive impact on the environment. With this rationale, this study investigates the relationship between renewable energy and human development in 28 OECD (Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development) countries from 1990 to 2017 by using the Westerlund and Edgerton panel cointegration test with structural breaks and the Dumitrescu and Hurlin causality test. The results of the panel data analysis revealed that renewable energy affected human development positively. In addition, the causality test determined the presence of a bidirectional causality relationship between renewable energy and human development. This study is unique in the sense that it is the only study in the literature examining the relationship between human development index and renewable energy for the countries in question. While similar analyses were conducted in the past for different regions or for just one type of renewable energy, no such study has been conducted in this scale with this method. Another differentiating feature of the study is that it demonstrates the bidirectional nature of the study not just the unidirectional causality. Policymakers are advised to invest in renewable energy projects and also create frameworks which provide incentives to the private sector for renewable energy production. |
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