Unpacking How Natural Gas, Digital Growth, and Hydro-Based Energy Sources Impact Ecological Sustainability in Egypt

Hala Mohamed Sh Elmanaei (), Wagdi M. S. Khalifa and Ayşen Berberoğlu
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Hala Mohamed Sh Elmanaei: Department of Business Administration, University Mediterranean Karpasis, Northern Cyprus, Mersin 10, Turkey
Wagdi M. S. Khalifa: Department of Business Administration, University Mediterranean Karpasis, Northern Cyprus, Mersin 10, Turkey
Ayşen Berberoğlu: Institute of Social Sciences, University Mediterranean Karpasis, Northern Cyprus, Mersin 10, Turkey

Energies, 2024, vol. 17, issue 24, 1-16

Abstract: Egypt, as a nation, is committed to achieving ecological sustainability, which helps to protect the environment for future generations, thereby ensuring a balance between energy production, environmental health, and economic development. With regard to this vision, this research utilized the autoregressive distributed lag (ARDL) estimator to probe how hydroelectricity, digitalization, and natural gas affect ecological degradation within the Environmental Kuznets Curve (EKC) in Egypt. This study further used two distinct environmental proxies, namely, CO 2 emissions and the ecological footprint. The result of the ARDL estimator indicates that there is an inverted U-shaped association between economic growth and environmental sustainability, while urbanization does not affect environmental sustainability. Moreover, hydroelectricity, digitalization, and natural gas negatively impact environmental sustainability in Egypt. Furthermore, the frequency domain causality approach showed that there is a two-way causality pathway between environmental sustainability and its regressors. Based on this outcome, policymakers should prioritize decoupling economic growth from environmental degradation by investing in green infrastructure, sustainable industries, and circular economy models.

Keywords: natural gas; hydroelectricity; urbanization; digitalization; environmental kuznets hypothesis (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: 2024
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