Role of energy consumption on the environmental impact of sectoral growth in Malaysia
Although some studies have posited that sectoral growth could influence environmental pollution through energy consumption, the issue has not been explicitly and empirically investigated in the carbon-neutrality literature. Hence, this analysis fills the gap in the extant literature by employing the...
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| author | Ehigiamusoe, Kizito Uyi Ramakrishnan, Suresh Lean, Hooi Hooi Somasundram, Sotheeswari |
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| description | Although some studies have posited that sectoral growth could influence environmental pollution through energy consumption, the issue has not been explicitly and empirically investigated in the carbon-neutrality literature. Hence, this analysis fills the gap in the extant literature by employing the interaction models to ascertain the moderating role of energy consumption on the environmental impacts of the industrial, agricultural, financial, and service sectors in Malaysia. It also analyzes the marginal effects of sectoral growth on environmental pollution (i.e., ecological footprint and carbon emissions) at various levels of energy consumption. The Autoregressive Distributed lag technique utilized in this study found that the variables are cointegrated. The empirical estimations reveal that energy consumption plays a harmful moderating role on the impacts of the industrial and financial sectors on environmental pollution but does not aggravate the environmental impacts of the agricultural and service sectors. Besides, the marginal effects of the industrial and financial sectors on environmental pollution increase as the level of energy consumption rises in Malaysia. Based on the findings, this study highlights the policy implications and options. |
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| spelling | utm.eprints-1067192024-07-20T01:51:49Z http://eprints.utm.my/106719/ Role of energy consumption on the environmental impact of sectoral growth in Malaysia Ehigiamusoe, Kizito Uyi Ramakrishnan, Suresh Lean, Hooi Hooi Somasundram, Sotheeswari HD Industries. Land use. Labor Although some studies have posited that sectoral growth could influence environmental pollution through energy consumption, the issue has not been explicitly and empirically investigated in the carbon-neutrality literature. Hence, this analysis fills the gap in the extant literature by employing the interaction models to ascertain the moderating role of energy consumption on the environmental impacts of the industrial, agricultural, financial, and service sectors in Malaysia. It also analyzes the marginal effects of sectoral growth on environmental pollution (i.e., ecological footprint and carbon emissions) at various levels of energy consumption. The Autoregressive Distributed lag technique utilized in this study found that the variables are cointegrated. The empirical estimations reveal that energy consumption plays a harmful moderating role on the impacts of the industrial and financial sectors on environmental pollution but does not aggravate the environmental impacts of the agricultural and service sectors. Besides, the marginal effects of the industrial and financial sectors on environmental pollution increase as the level of energy consumption rises in Malaysia. Based on the findings, this study highlights the policy implications and options. SAGE Publications Inc. 2023 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://eprints.utm.my/106719/1/SureshRamakrishnan2023_RoleofEnergyConsumptionontheEnvironmental.pdf Ehigiamusoe, Kizito Uyi and Ramakrishnan, Suresh and Lean, Hooi Hooi and Somasundram, Sotheeswari (2023) Role of energy consumption on the environmental impact of sectoral growth in Malaysia. SAGE Open, 13 (3). pp. 1-17. ISSN 2158-2440 http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/21582440231184044 DOI:10.1177/21582440231184044 |
| spellingShingle | HD Industries. Land use. Labor Ehigiamusoe, Kizito Uyi Ramakrishnan, Suresh Lean, Hooi Hooi Somasundram, Sotheeswari Role of energy consumption on the environmental impact of sectoral growth in Malaysia |
| title | Role of energy consumption on the environmental impact of sectoral growth in Malaysia |
| title_full | Role of energy consumption on the environmental impact of sectoral growth in Malaysia |
| title_fullStr | Role of energy consumption on the environmental impact of sectoral growth in Malaysia |
| title_full_unstemmed | Role of energy consumption on the environmental impact of sectoral growth in Malaysia |
| title_short | Role of energy consumption on the environmental impact of sectoral growth in Malaysia |
| title_sort | role of energy consumption on the environmental impact of sectoral growth in malaysia |
| topic | HD Industries. Land use. Labor |
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