Zero Emissions and Zero Unemployment: A Feasible Future or Conflicting Objectives?

Aamir Ahmad Teeli (), Ch. Sankar Rao (), Aaqif Rashid Lone (), Hassen Soltani () and Ousama Ben-Salha ()
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Aamir Ahmad Teeli: Department of Economics, Central University of Tamil Nadu, India,
Ch. Sankar Rao: Department of Economics, Central University of Tamil Nadu, India,
Aaqif Rashid Lone: Department of Economic Sciences, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India,
Hassen Soltani: Department of Business Administration, College of Business, University of Bisha, Bisha, Saudi Arabia,
Ousama Ben-Salha: Humanities and Social Research Center, Northern Border University, Arar, Saudi Arabia.

International Journal of Energy Economics and Policy, 2025, vol. 15, issue 3, 727-734

Abstract: Achieving high economic growth along with low unemployment rates and better environmental quality presents a key challenge for economic policy. The study investigates the validity of the Environmental Phillips Curve (EPC) and Environmental Kuznets Curve (EKC) hypotheses in India. This study utilizes a range of econometric methodologies, encompassing the Autoregressive Distributed Lag (ARDL) model, the combined cointegration test, and the Toda-Yamamoto causality test, to analyze annual time series data spanning the period from 1991 to 2022. The findings confirm the validity of the EPC in both the long- and short-run. However, the evidence does not provide strong support for the EKC hypothesis. Among control variables, capital formation and GDP per capita has adverse impacts on environmental quality, while renewable energy consumption has no significant impact. For India, with the world's largest young population, environmentally friendly job creation is crucial. Developing energy-efficient technologies and increasing investment in renewables are key to balancing zero-emission and zero-unemployment goals.

Keywords: Environmental Phillips Curve; Unemployment; Environmental Degradation; India (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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DOI: 10.32479/ijeep.19087

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