Ha, Junsheng and Mu, Yuning and Masud, Muhammad Mehedi and Akhtar, Rulia and Saif, Abu Naser Mohammad and Islam, K.M. Anwarul and Hafiz, Nusrat (2024) Navigating the nexus: unraveling technological innovation, economic growth, trade openness, ICT, and CO2 emissions through symmetric and asymmetric analysis. Humanities & Social Sciences Communications, 11 (1). p. 634. ISSN 2662-9992, DOI https://doi.org/10.1057/s41599-024-03092-4.
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In Malaysia's rapid economic growth and industrialization, environmental degradation and carbon emissions pose significant challenges. As urbanization continues to rise, there is a growing recognition of the imperative to tackle CO2 emissions. Trade openness and globalization drive economic activity but also heighten environmental pressures, including CO2 emissions from transportation and industry. Information communication technology (ICT) usage, shaped by infrastructure and regulations, can either improve energy efficiency or increase energy consumption. The study examines the impacts of economic growth (EG), trade openness (TON), technological innovation (TIN), and ICT on CO2 emissions in Malaysia, using both symmetric and asymmetric methods from 1985 to 2021. While many studies have explored environmental degradation, focusing on CO2 emissions and ecological footprint indicators, only a limited number have delved into the combined impact of sustainable EG, TON, ICT, and TIN on Malaysia's CO2 emissions. Notably, these studies have often neglected the utilization of both symmetric and asymmetric methodologies. Hence, this study employed auto-regressive distributed lag (ARDL) and non-linear ARDL approaches to investigate the dynamic effects of the studied variables. The key findings from the symmetric analysis demonstrate that EG, TON, and ICT together take part in the increase of CO2 emissions in both the short and long run. Particularly, technological innovation plays a significant role in reducing CO2 emissions in the short term through the adoption of cleaner technologies. However, the results of the NARDL bound test reveal asymmetric long-term consequences of technological innovation, economic growth, and ICT on CO2 emissions. The study underscores the need for CO2 reduction policies in Malaysia, advocating for measures, such as incentivizing cleaner technologies and upgrading energy infrastructure. It also recommends implementing carbon pricing mechanisms for production and trade, alongside awareness campaigns to foster behavioral changes aimed at reducing emissions.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Funders: | Universiti Malaya, UM Living Lab Grant Program-UMSDC (LL2023ECO011), Key Basic Research Project of the Shaanxi Provincial Education Department (20JZ088), National Social Science Fund Project of China (23BTJ019), China Scholarship Council |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Energy-consumption; Renewable energy; Carbon emissions; Empirical-evidence; Time-Series; Impact; Cointegration; Sector; China; Investment |
| Subjects: | H Social Sciences > HB Economic Theory |
| Divisions: | Faculty of Business and Economics > Department of Political Science, Public Administration & Developmental Studies Ungku Aziz Centre Development Studies |
| Depositing User: | Ms. Juhaida Abd Rahim |
| Date Deposited: | 30 Sep 2024 02:08 |
| Last Modified: | 30 Sep 2024 02:08 |
| URI: | http://eprints.um.edu.my/id/eprint/45225 |
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