Abstract
The transition to renewable energy sources remains a major challenge for developed and developing countries. Therefore, the study aims at investigating the relationship between sustainable development indicators and renewable energy consumption utilizing integrated data sets for 255 indicators expressing the sustainable development goals from 137 developed and developing countries. Principal component analysis then multiple linear regression tests are employed to conclude a mathematical model representing the numerical relationship between a set of sustainable development indicators and renewable energy consumption. The statistical analysis results include (i) an inverse correlation between Sustainable Development Index which expresses the dominant factor representing collected data and renewable energy consumption, (ii) a set of sustainable development indicators as the determinants of renewable energy consumption. The findings explain the rapid transformation of low Sustainable Development Index countries towards renewable energy technology by realizing the effective role of using renewable energy as a local solution. Moreover, the findings manifest the importance of the given sustainable development indicators in obtaining a more significant increase in renewable energy consumption. Using the concluded mathematical mode, planners and decision-makers can compromise the concluded indicators to attain a serious progressing step towards renewable energy transition aligned with achieving sustainable development.
Highlights
Energy has a positive impact on health, education, transportation, business, and most crucial; how long people may survive [1]
The role of renewable energy in achieving Sustainable Development Goals This section discovers the connection between adopting renewable energy sources and the achievement of SDGs at goals level, using an analysis extracted from three studies, issued from global organizations scoped in SDGs interactions (1) accelerating the global energy transformation [16], (2) mapping the Renewable Energy Sector to the Sustainable Development Goals: An Atlas [17], and (3) a guide to SDG interactions: from science to implementation [18]
The study classifies countries according to the proposed sustainable development (SD) Index, Table 4. mentions four categories of SD Index high, medium-high, medium-low, and low referring to the share of renewable energy consumption (REC)
Summary
Energy has a positive impact on health, education, transportation, business, and most crucial; how long people may survive [1]. The analysis of the relationship between renewable energy and SDGs, which is the main aim of the current study, represents a step for mapping the links between energy systems and social well-being, economic activities, and the environment. This interaction would affect future energy scenarios at national and local levels. The role of renewable energy in achieving Sustainable Development Goals This section discovers the connection between adopting renewable energy sources and the achievement of SDGs at goals level, using an analysis extracted from three studies, issued from global organizations scoped in SDGs interactions (1) accelerating the global energy transformation [16], (2) mapping the Renewable Energy Sector to the Sustainable Development Goals: An Atlas [17], and (3) a guide to SDG interactions: from science to implementation [18]. The empirical outcomes of a study analyzing the environmental degradation in Japan
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