Analyzing the Effects of Renewable and Nonrenewable Energy Usage and Technological Innovation on Environmental Sustainability: Evidence from QUAD Economies

Muhammad Imran (), Sajid Ali, Yousef Shahwan, Jijian Zhang and Issa Ahmad Al-Swiety
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Muhammad Imran: Department of Business Studies, Bahria Business School, Bahria University, Islamabad 44000, Pakistan
Sajid Ali: Department of Business Studies, Bahria Business School, Bahria University, Islamabad 44000, Pakistan
Yousef Shahwan: Accounting Department, Zarqa University, Zarqa 13110, Jordan
Jijian Zhang: School of Finance and Economics, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, China
Issa Ahmad Al-Swiety: Department of Banking and Financial Services, Zarqa University, Zarqa 13110, Jordan

Sustainability, 2022, vol. 14, issue 23, 1-16

Abstract: The following study examined how energy use and technological advancement impacted environmental sustainability in QUAD (US, Japan, Australia, and India) economies between 1991 and 2021. The study considers the generation of renewable energy, fossil fuel use, and the effects of economic expansion on environmental sustainability. The research used the moment quantile regression technique based on the outcomes of slope heterogeneity, cross-sectional dependence, and the order of the unit-root by the using second-generation method of cross-sectional augmented Im, Pesaran, and Shin tests. The study discovered that renewable energy production and technological innovation enhances environmental sustainability, whereas the use of nonrenewable energy and economic growth worsen it. When implementing policies regarding the environment, energy, and the growth of QUAD economies based on concrete evidence, policy makers and environmentalists in QUAD countries should also take into account the asymmetrical performance of efficiency in energy production, technological innovation, and economic growth.

Keywords: QUAD countries; fossil-fuel energy; renewable energy; greenhouse gases; method of moments quantile regression (MMQR) (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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