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- Title
The roles of energy, natural resources, agriculture and regional integration on CO<sub>2</sub> emissions in selected countries of ASEAN: does political constraint matter?
- Authors
Shah, Muhammad Ibrahim; AbdulKareem, Hauwah K. K.; Ishola, Balogun Daud; Abbas, Shujaat
- Abstract
This paper empirically examines the effects of energy, natural resources, agriculture, political constraint and regional integration on CO2 emissions in four ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) countries of Cambodia, Malaysia, Indonesia and Thailand. We distinguish between renewable and fossil fuel energy consumption to see their individual impacts on CO2 emissions. The study employed a panel data from 1990 to 2019 derived from sources such as World Development Indicators, which were then analysed using Common-Correlated Effect Mean Group (CCEMG) and Augmented Mean Group (AMG) estimates. The findings show that renewable energy consumption has a negative impact on CO2 emissions while fossil fuel energy degrades the environment. The role of natural resources was found to be favourable for environmental quality with the impact of agriculture being found to be detrimental. For regional trade integration, its influence was not significant enough to offset CO2 emission. Furthermore, we discovered that political constraint induces CO2 emission. Based on the result, it is recommended that the selected ASEAN countries promote the use of renewable energy and clean technologies in their manufacturing processes, conserve natural resources, adopt eco-friendly political policies and intensify regional integration to accelerate the achievement of the SDGs.
- Subjects
NATURAL resources; INTERNATIONAL economic integration; ASEAN; ENVIRONMENTAL quality; ALTERNATIVE fuels; ENERGY consumption
- Publication
Environmental Science & Pollution Research, 2023, Vol 30, Issue 10, p26063
- ISSN
0944-1344
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s11356-022-23871-3