Effect of energy consumption and economic growth on carbon dioxide emissions in Pakistan with dynamic ARDL simulations approach

• Published in: Environmental science and pollution research international Vol. 26; no. 23; pp. 23480 - 23490
• Main Authors: Khan, Muhammad Kamran, Teng, Jian-Zhou, Khan, Muhammad Imran
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin/Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 01-08-2019; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Aquatic Pollution; Atmospheric Protection/Air Quality Control/Air Pollution; Carbon dioxide; Carbon dioxide emissions; Coal; Earth and Environmental Science; Economic development; Economic growth; Economics; Ecotoxicology; Energy consumption; Energy resources; Environment; Environmental Chemistry; Environmental degradation; Environmental Health; Environmental impact; Environmental science; Natural gas; Oil consumption; Renewable energy sources; Research Article; Waste Water Technology; Water Management; Water Pollution Control; Pakistan; Energy consumption; Economic growth; CO2 emissions; Dynamic ARDL simulations
• ISSN: 0944-1344; 1614-7499
• DOI: 10.1007/s11356-019-05640-x

Environmental degradations are mainly caused by the use of different energy resources for economic growth. This research examined the influence of energy consumption (coal consumption, oil consumption, and gas consumption) and economic growth on environmental degradation in Pakistan. This research used newly developed method dynamic ARDL simulations to scrutinize the actual influence of positive and negative change in the use of coal consumption, oil consumption, and gas consumption for energy and economic growth on environmental degradation in Pakistan. The examined results of dynamic ARDL indicate that economic growth, coal consumption, oil consumption, and natural gas consumption have positive impact on the environmental degradations in Pakistan both in short run and long run. It is suggested that environmental degradations can be reduced by promoting renewable energy sources for energy.