INVESTIGATING THE CAUSAL LINKAGE AMONG ECONOMIC GROWTH, ENERGY CONSUMPTION, URBANIZATION AND ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY IN ASEAN-5 COUNTRIES

Syeda Azra Batool,Humara Ahmad,Syed Muhammad Ahmad Hassan Gillani,Hamad Raza

doi:10.32479/ijeep.11213

Abstract

The present study aims to explore the causal relationship among economic growth energy consumption and urbanization and environmental quality in ASEAN-5 countries. The current study conduct time series analysis in ASEAN-5 countries using the granger casualty model consisting data set from 1980 to 2018. The outcomes of the present study reveals that the energy consumption urban population granger cause to CO2 emission in ASEAN-5 countries. The study suggested that ASEAN-5 should reduce the utilization of fossil fuel based energy and induct robust policies towards augmenting the adeptness of renewable energy and energy-usage programs to condense redundant energy waste. Keywords: Economic growth, energy consumption, environmental quality, CO2 emission, environmental sustainability, ASEAN-5 JEL Classifications: F64, N75, O13 DOI: https://doi.org/10.32479/ijeep.11213

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IntroductionThe rapid change in climate and the increase in global warming is noticed
In recent years, the rapid change in climate and the increase in global warming is noticed
Human activities play an important role to assess environmental quality. it is a fair fact that none of any human activity is performed without the help of energy consumption. it’s even a harsh fact that most of the energy consumption is generated with the help of fossil fuel and this harms the environment the most

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The rapid change in climate and the increase in global warming is noticed. Climate change is a result of vast human activities that increased anthropogenic greenhouse gases and carbon dioxide emissions. It is a fair fact that none of any human activity is performed without the help of energy consumption. It’s even a harsh fact that most of the energy consumption is generated with the help of fossil fuel and this harms the environment the most. The variations in environmental quality result in the form of climate changes as melting glaciers, rising air and ocean temperatures, increasing sea levels, decreased agricultural output, destroyed wildlife, and deteriorating productivity of the workforce (Wang, 2019; Xu et al, 2018)

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