Biomass energy consumption and its impacts on ecological footprints: analyzing the role of globalization and natural resources in the framework of EKC in SAARC countries

Research scholars have diverted their attention towards the effect of biomass energy use on ecological footprints. Although recent research has investigated this association, the link between ecological footprints and biomass energy consumption has not provided consistent results. Therefore, this re...

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Published in:Environmental science and pollution research international 2022-03, Vol.29 (12), p.17513-17519
Main Author: Mehmood, Usman
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aquatic Pollution
Atmospheric Protection/Air Quality Control/Air Pollution
Biomass
Biomass energy
Biomass energy production
Carbon Dioxide
Cross-Sectional Studies
Earth and Environmental Science
Ecological effects
Ecological footprint
Econometrics
Economic analysis
Economic Development
Economic growth
Ecotoxicology
Empirical analysis
Energy consumption
Energy usage
Environment
Environmental Chemistry
Environmental Health
Environmental Kuznets curve
Environmental science
Footprint analysis
GDP
Globalization
Gross Domestic Product
Internationality
Least squares
Natural Resources
Renewable Energy
Research Article
Waste Water Technology
Water Management
Water Pollution Control
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Summary:Research scholars have diverted their attention towards the effect of biomass energy use on ecological footprints. Although recent research has investigated this association, the link between ecological footprints and biomass energy consumption has not provided consistent results. Therefore, this research attempts to fill the gap by examining the ecological footprints-biomass energy consumption nexus in the context of environmental Kuznets curve over the period of 1990–2016 in South Asian Association for Regional Corporation (SAARC) countries. Moreover, this work incorporates globalization, natural resources, and economic growth (GDP) for empirical analysis. In doing empirical analysis, we applied some econometric analysis to deal with the issue of cross-sectional dependence in the data. The outcomes of fully modified ordinary least squares and dynamic ordinary least squares estimations show that biomass energy consumption increases ecological footprints in SAARC countries. Moreover, globalization and GDP are also increasing ecological footprints. Environmental Kuznets curve cannot be validated in estimated countries. The Dumitrescu-Hurlin causality test confirms one-way causality from biomass energy usage to ecological footprints. On the base of empirical results, several policy implications are suggested for SAARC countries.
ISSN:0944-1344
1614-7499
DOI:10.1007/s11356-021-16586-4