Technology Policy and Environmental Quality at crossroads: Designing SDG policies for select Asia Pacific countries

Avik Sinha, Tuhin Sengupta and Tanaya Saha

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Abstract: Since the inception of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the Asia Pacific countries are facing difficulties in attaining the SDG objectives, as maintaining the environmental quality has been a challenge for them. In this study, we have revisited the technology policies of these countries, and in doing so, we have tried to address the problem of environmental degradation, while addressing the issues of sustainable economic growth, clean and affordable energy, and quality education. In this pursuit, we have designed two indices for environmental degradation and technological advancement, and then analyzed the association between them following the Environmental Kuznets Curve (EKC) hypothesis. Following IPAT framework, and by using quantile approach, over a period of 1990-2017, we have found that the turnaround points of EKCs rise with the rise in quantiles, i.e. quantiles with low pollutions are having turnaround points within sample range, whereas quantiles with high pollutions are having turnaround points outside sample range. Using Rolling Window Heterogeneous Panel Causality test, unidirectional causality has been found running from technological advancement to environmental degradation. Following the results obtained from the analysis, we have tried to address the objectives of SDG 13, SDG 4, SDG 8, SDG 9, SDG 7, and SDG 10.

Keywords: Sustainable Development Goals; Technology policy; Research and Development, Asia Pacific; Environmental quality (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q5 Q53 Q55 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020, Revised 2020
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