The Nexus between Agriculture, Water, Energy and Environmental Degradation in Central Asia—Empirical Evidence Using Panel Data Models

Olimjon Saidmamatov (), Nicolas Tetreault (), Dilmurad Bekjanov, Elbek Khodjaniyazov, Ergash Ibadullaev, Yuldoshboy Sobirov and Lugas Raka Adrianto ()
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Olimjon Saidmamatov: Faculty of Economics, Urgench State University, Urgench 220100, Uzbekistan
Nicolas Tetreault: Center for Climate Action and Impact, UNIL-EPFL, 1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
Dilmurad Bekjanov: Faculty of Economics, Urgench State University, Urgench 220100, Uzbekistan
Elbek Khodjaniyazov: Faculty of Economics, Urgench State University, Urgench 220100, Uzbekistan
Ergash Ibadullaev: Faculty of Economics, Urgench State University, Urgench 220100, Uzbekistan
Yuldoshboy Sobirov: Department of International Trade, College of Commerce, Jeonbuk National University, Jeonju-si 54896, Republic of Korea
Lugas Raka Adrianto: Empa Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology, 9014 St. Gallen, Switzerland

Energies, 2023, vol. 16, issue 7, 1-20

Abstract: The primary aspiration of this paper is to learn about the effects of economic growth, energy consumption, agriculture and irrigation water consumption and agriculture productivity on environmental pollution in five countries of Central Asia. The data cover the period from 1992 to 2020 by applying panel data models, namely the Panel FMOLS, Panel DOLS and Panel ARDL-PMG approaches. The results indicate that there is a positive long-term impact of economic growth, water productivity, energy consumption and electricity production on CO 2 emissions while agriculture value added and trade openness have a negative and statistically significant influence on CO 2 emissions in Central Asia. Country specific short-run coefficients from Panel ARDL reveal that energy consumption is the main driver for rise in the level of CO 2 emissions in the countries under the study. Indeed, country level analysis generates unique nexus correlation among agriculture, energy and environmental degradation in each country of Central Asia.

Keywords: environment; climate change; Central Asia; water; energy; agriculture; Aral Sea region (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q Q0 Q4 Q40 Q41 Q42 Q43 Q47 Q48 Q49 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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