Do energy security and environmental quality contribute to renewable energy? The role of trade openness and energy use in North African countries

Dalia M. Ibrahiem and Shaimaa A. Hanafy

Renewable Energy, 2021, vol. 179, issue C, 667-678

Abstract: No considerable evidence is available in literature review regarding the drivers of renewable energy in North African countries. We attempt to fill this gap by empirically exploring the relationships among consumption of renewable energy sources, carbon dioxide emissions, economic growth, energy security, energy use, trade openness, foreign direct investment and population in North African countries mainly Egypt, Morocco and Tunisia from 1971 to 2014. To attain this objective, we use Panel PMG ARDL and Granger causality approaches to examine the co-integration and causality.

Keywords: Renewable energy; Energy security; Energy use; Trade openness; Carbon dioxide emissions; Foreign direct investment (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2021.07.019

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