High Ecological Footprint Research Articles

Towards a Sustainable Future: Examining the Symmetric and Asymmetric Effect of Unstable Macroeconomic Factors on Initial Public Offerings Variability

The research seeks to explore the symmetric and asymmetric effects of renewable energy, technological innovation, and ecological footprint on the variability of initial public offerings in the unique institutional setting of the Pakistani IPO market. The study used yearly data on the Pakistani IPO market and the macroeconomic variables from January 1992 to December 2020. Further, the study employed the linear and Non-Linear ARDL to investigate the symmetric and asymmetric nexus among variables. For that purpose, the stationarity of the variables was predetermined using Augmented Dicker Fuller (ADF) and Phillips Perron (PP) unit root tests. Additionally, the F-bound test verifies that IPO issuance and macroeconomic drivers are co-integrated. The findings show a symmetric and asymmetric relationship between IPO variability and macroeconomic variables under study. Renewable energy and technological innovation have statistically positive effects on IPO variability. On the contrary, the ecological footprint has a significantly negative impact on IPO variability. The weak condition of the Pakistani IPO market could be attributed to the slow adoption of technological innovation, the transition to renewable energy, and a high ecological footprint that attracts stringent regulatory and environmental compliance costs of going public.

Resources policy from extraction to innovation: The interplay of minerals, geothermal energy, technological advancements, and ecological footprint in high-ecological footprint economies

The present study aims to examine the impact of minerals, geothermal energy, and technology on the ecological footprint within the top five countries exhibiting the highest ecological footprint. In particular, the study utilizes a panel dataset covering China, the US, India, Brazil, and Japan, spanning the years 1998–2022. The empirical findings indicate that the minerals increase the ecological footprint in the long run. Contrarily, both geothermal energy and technology have the potential to mitigate the ecological footprint in the long run. The aforementioned findings indicate the necessity of reconfiguring the utilization of mineral rent in a manner that enables the revenue derived from minerals to effectively alleviate the ecological footprint. Moreover, it is advisable to formulate strategies aimed at augmenting the utilization of geothermal energy. To plunge the ecological footprint, it is imperative to implement policies that incentivize and facilitate the development and adoption of technological innovations. Overall, the current research suggests that the governments in these sample countries with the highest ecological footprint should formulate policies to effectively manage minerals, promote geothermal energy, and enhance technology innovation for effective utilization of resources.

The ECODENT Model for Enhancing Pro-environmental Behaviors in Dentists

Climate change challenges people’s lives and sustainability. Environmental problems seem to derive from human behavior. Dentistry has a high ecological footprint that needs to be controlled worldwide. Thus, the behavior change of dentists is a necessary condition to improve the environmental situation. In this study, a system dynamics approach is used to analyze pro-environmental behavior in dentists. Systemic modelling and simulation allow researchers to predict how the population of non-eco-dentists will change if certain factors are affected and how much time will be needed by the system of a group of dental professionals to become eco-dentists. To this end, the ECODENT model is presented, which was developed using the Vensim software. It is based on the classic Word of Mouth (WOM) model, which simulates how the WOM influences the spread of information among colleagues and stakeholders (e.g., patients, auxiliary staff, and community). The model incorporates relevant factors such as dental income, state support, CaPex and OpEx, education hours, level of urbanization, and time to react. By changing each one of them, we can observe the changes in the groups of non-eco and eco dentists as well as the flow of the phenomenon/transition. The simulation of this model shows that by augmenting WOM parameters, state economic support, or education hours while diminishing CaPex and OpEx, changes in the pro-environmental behaviors of dentists will be reported in a shorter time. The ECODENT model can be used to further study pro-environmentalism in different dental groups and associations and design relevant eco-friendly educational programs.

A Recommender System for Increasing Energy Efficiency of Solar-Powered Smart Homes.

Photovoltaic installations can be environmentally beneficial to a greater or lesser extent, depending on the conditions. If the energy produced is not used, it is redirected to the grid, otherwise a battery with a high ecological footprint is needed to store it. To alleviate this problem, an innovative recommender system is proposed for residents of smart homes equipped with battery-free solar panels to optimise the energy produced. Using artificial intelligence, the system is designed to predict the energy produced and consumed for the day ahead using three data sources: sensor logs from the home automation solution, data collected by the solar inverter, and weather data. Based on these predictions, recommendations are then generated and ranked by relevance. Data collected over 76 days were used to train two variants of the system, considering or without considering energy consumption. Recommendations selected by the system over 14 days were randomly picked to be evaluated for relevance, ranking, and diversity by 11 people. The results show that it is difficult to predict residents' consumption based solely on sensor logs. On average, respondents reported that 74% of the recommendations were relevant, while the values contained in them (i.e., accuracy of times of day and kW energy) were accurate in 66% (variant 1) and 77% of cases (variant 2). Also, the ranking of the recommendations was considered logical in 91% and 88% of cases. Overall, residents of such solar-powered smart homes might be willing to use such a system to optimise the energy produced. However, further research should be conducted to improve the accuracy of the values contained in the recommendations.

CLIMATE AGENDA AND ITS CONSIDERATION BY THE CIRCUMPOLAR WORLD COMPANIES

The high ecological footprint of Arctic companies, primarily from the extraction of resources, coupled with the particular exposure of the circumpolar world to the risks of climate change determines the need for a special environmental policy in the Arctic that takes into account both national and regional challenges. The paper shows the differentiation of the Arctic strategies and environmental policies of various states. Based on the statistical analysis of indicators and content analysis of non-financial reports of the largest companies in the Arctic zone of the Russian Federation, the priorities of the corporate policy in the field of sustainable development were established, and they were compared with Russian companies in general. The increase in the degree of consideration of the climate agenda by companies in the circumpolar world and insufficient actions in other areas of greening were shown. Recommendations to ensure the complex environmental safety of the circumpolar world were formulated.
 Purpose: to determine the degree to which the climate agenda is taken into account by circumpolar world companies as part of their environmental policy (using the example of business entities operating in the Arctic zone of the Russian Federation).
 Methodology and method: the study is based on the methodology of neo-positivism, applied statistics and content analysis were used.
 Results: the increasing degree of consideration of the climate agenda by the circumpolar world companies as well as the insufficiency of their actions in other areas of greening were shown.
 The scope of the results: the recommendations made are of interest to state and municipal authorities to improve the effectiveness of policy in the field of sustainable development of the Arctic territories.

Does Technological Innovation Reduce Environmental Degradation? Evidence from China

Developed and developing countries are trying to achieve sustainable growth in the present era. Unfortunately, despite being the world’s largest developing country, China is among those countries that have a high ecological footprint as it emits 27% of global carbon emissions in 2021. However, the encouraging fact is that China has become an emerging economy due to technological advancement. Many existing studies have suggested that technological innovation can overcome environmental degradation. Therefore, this study examines whether technological innovation has reduced environmental degradation in China from 1985 to 2018. This study uses the ecological footprint to measure environmental degradation in China. Furthermore, this study also explores the role of economic growth, trade openness, and population on environment. To estimate the models, ARDL cointegration technique is applied, and the findings are further validated using CCR, DOLS, FMOLS, and Granger causality techniques. Overall, empirical results indicate that technological advancement negatively impacts China’s short- and long-term ecological footprint. This is understandable because more innovation leads to better technology that consumes fewer resources and has lower ecological footprints. However, environmental degradation is exacerbated by economic growth and population growth, whereas trade openness helps to mitigate environmental degradation in China. The diagnostic analysis of the study confirms the absence of heteroscedasticity, multicollinearity, and model instability. The study recommends using eco-friendly technologies that can reduce the usage of harmful alternative energy sources. Furthermore, carbon emissions need to be taxed, and environment friendly technologies need to be supported to promote long-term economic growth. .

Reinvestigate the significance of STRIPAT and extended STRIPAT: An inclusion of renewable energy and trade for gulf council countries

The rapid growth experienced by the Gulf Council countries (Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates) has placed significant strain on their ecological footprint due to extensive energy consumption. Consequently, it becomes necessary to examine the factors contributing to the high ecological footprint and explore potential solutions for its reduction. This study aims to analyze the key factors influencing the ecological footprint in the GCC countries from 1995 to 2020. Through an extensive review of existing literature, it is evident that economic growth, urbanization, and trade can disturb ecological balance, while environmental technology and renewable energy offer potential remedies for environmental challenges. Thus, these variables have been selected as independent factors for investigation. The results obtained from advanced panel techniques emphasize the significance of adopting environmental technologies and increasing the utilization of renewable energy sources in order to decrease the ecological footprint. Conversely, economic growth, urbanization, and trade are identified as crucial drivers of environmental degradation. Considering that the GCC countries heavily rely on oil and petroleum exports, as well as non-renewable energy sources for their economic activities, the positive relationship between economic growth and trade is to be expected. The results propose multifold recommendations: (i) providing incentives for renewable energy and (ii) prioritizing the implementation of clean technology over traditional technologies.

The effect of financial development and economic growth on ecological footprint: evidence from top 10 emitter countries.

This study investigates the effect of financial development and economic growth on ecological footprint by including non-renewable energy consumption and trade openness as additional determinants. For this purpose, annual data of 10 countries with the highest ecological footprint (China, the USA, India, Japan, Brazil, Indonesia, Mexico, Korea, Turkey, and the UK) for the period 1992-2017 is used. The Westerlund and Edgerton (2007) Panel LM bootstrap test results reveal that there is cointegration between the variables. Additionally, the results obtained from the Common Correlated Effects (CCE) coefficient estimator show that financial development, economic growth, and non-renewable energy consumption negatively affect environmental quality by increasing ecological footprint. On other hand, the effect of trade openness on ecological footprint is found to be statistically insignificant. In addition, according to the panel causality test results, a unidirectional causality from financial development to ecological footprint is found while bidirectional causality between economic growth and ecological footprint exists. Therefore, it would be beneficial for policymakers in such countries to direct financial resources to green energy production and consumption and to encourage projects and practices.

Climate change and government policy: Fresh insights from complexity theory

Governments worldwide are increasingly concerned about ensuring a balance between economic and environmental well being. Global economies, particularly developing ones, emphasize the importance of achieving escofriendly growth to maintain the levels of the ecological footprint while achieving higher economic growth. The ecological footprint is a comprehensive indicator of environmental degradation. It is used to assess the state of the environment because it reflects the impact of all human activities on nature. This study contributes to the literature by offering a novel analytical approach for solving complex interactions of ecological footprint antecedents, advancing the theoretical reasoning behind how government policy combines to explain the ecological footprint from some G7 countries (France, Italy, Japan, United Kingdom, and Germany) from 1996 to 2020. To establish a composite score of environmental footprint, we used complexity theory as well as fuzzy set qualitative comparative analysis (fsQCA) and necessary condition analysis (NCA). Our analysis revealed that low expenditures on environmental protection and waste management, low taxes on transport, and high energy use are sufficient conditions to be included in the causal configurations for a high ecological footprint. Additionally, the sufficient solution, which has the highest coverage score that produces a low ecological footprint relies on high expenditure on environmental protection and high taxes on transportation. In this framework, Japan, Italy, and France have more effective government policies in terms of reducing the ecological footprint.

Causes of Higher Ecological Footprint in Pakistan: Does Energy Consumption Contribute? Evidence from the Non-Linear ARDL Model

The impact of human activities on environmental degradation has been increasing over time, and ecological footprint measures the impact of human activities on the environment. An increase in ecological footprint has created alarming situations around the globe. This study explores the causes of Pakistan’s high ecological footprint (EFP). The asymmetric analysis of fossil fuels and renewable energy consumption on EFP has been carried out from 1990 to 2020. The results obtained from the NARDL approach revealed that the positive shocks of fossil fuel consumption increase EFP, but its negative shocks decline EFP. Meanwhile, both positive and negative shocks of renewable energy consumption decline EFP in Pakistan. This study suggests that renewable energy consumption can play a significant role in reducing the EFP in Pakistan.

Colligating ecological footprint and economic globalization after COP21: Insights from agricultural value-added and natural resources rents in the E7 economies

ABSTRACT While economic globalization and resource utilization continue to foster growth among nations, the Paris Convention adopted at COP21 has highlighted some imminent environmental dangers facing humanity if pertinent collective climate actions are ignored. Thus, this study assesses the links between ecological footprint and economic globalization among the E7 nations in the aftermath of COP21. This study fills the gap in the literature on the E7 bloc by accounting for the unexplored role of agricultural value-added while accounting for the impacts of resources rent, disaggregated energy use, and economic growth towards addressing environmental-related Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in the bloc. A combination of estimation techniques, including the Dynamic Ordinary Least Squares (DOLS), Fully Modified Ordinary Least Squares (FMOLS), and Panel-ARDL, was employed to address methodological flaws while analyzing data ranging from 1990 to 2019. The results show that globalization and agricultural activities have exacerbated ecological footprint to the detriment of the E7’s environmental quality. The results further indicate that the expansion of economic activities in the E7 countries has also increased the conventional energy consumption (oil, coal, and gas for electricity generation), thereby translating to environmental deterioration via a higher ecological footprint. Overall, to ensure a sustainable environment in our increasingly globalized world, the study posits that policymakers in the E7 should facilitate proper implementation of environmental damage cost in addition to maintaining strategic resource control measures in order to increase the awareness of the explorers of natural resources and other international organizations of their economic activities beyond business as usual.

What is the ecological footprint of aquaculture after 5 decades of competition between mangrove conservation and shrimp farm development?

Abstract Among the several threats to the conservation of mangrove ecosystems in most South Asian countries, shrimp farming is predominant. Since the introduction of shrimp farming in Sri Lanka in the 1980s, mangroves on the island’s north‐western coast have been continually cleared to create new shrimp farms, leading to a decline in the social‐ecological services provided by the mangrove ecosystems. Using aerial (1973) and satellite (1996–2020) images, this study assessed areal changes in mangroves and shrimp farms in the Pambala‐Chilaw lagoon complex and Ihala Mahawewa, as well as the ecological footprint of shrimp farming in the study area. Mangroves around the Chilaw lagoon had decreased in areal extent by 45% from 1973 to 2020 of which 92% of this change was attributed to shrimp farming. There was, however, a decrease in the areal extent of shrimp farms from 2001 to 2020, and a corresponding increase in mangroves from 2006 to 2020. The ecological footprint of shrimp farming was assessed by comparing the expected surface ratios with those recorded for shrimp farms with mangroves and surface water bodies in the study area from 1973 to 2020. The results showed that the current shrimp farming was unsustainable (i.e. high ecological footprint). While the results support the current view that there is cause for cautious optimism with mangrove conservation (as evidenced by an increase in mangrove areal extent), it also reveals that semi‐intensive shrimp farming in Sri Lanka and probably other similar tropical countries is unsustainable. If immediate actions such as effective regulation of shrimp farming activities and mangrove restoration are not taken, the mangrove ecosystem will continue to decline.

Engineering properties of structural lightweight concrete containing expanded shale and clay with high volume class F and class C fly ash

AbstractStructural optimization is a broad term in the construction sector, whereby material efficiency, as well as cost effectiveness of structures, are optimized. In concrete technology, high‐performance lightweight concrete structures often represent such optimized properties, including cost‐effectiveness and ease of application, while having a lower structural dead load. Although the use of lightweight concrete is often viewed as a sustainable practice, it does not address the high use and dependance on Portland cement, which has a high ecological footprint. In this regard, this study evaluates the engineering properties of structural lightweight concrete containing expanded shale and clay, as coarse aggregate, with a high quantity of coal fly ash (class F and C). For this purpose, a total of 15 mixes have been produced and a comprehensive series of physico‐mechanical and durability tests have been conducted. Based on the results, it is found that expanded clay outperforms expanded shale in terms of physico‐mechanical and durability properties of the resulting concrete, potentially due to its lower particle size distribution (used in this study) and the resulting porosity compared to expanded shale. Nonetheless, comparable physico‐mechanical properties are achieved when expanded shale and clay are used, as a full replacement of limestone. In turn, the performance of class C fly ash is found to be better in mechanical, but lower in certain durability variables, compared to their class F companions. The result of this study is found significant and point to suitability of using expanded shale and clay in combination with high‐volume fly ash.

A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF ECOLOGICAL FOOTPRINT OF RURAL-URBAN HOUSEHOLDS IN DISTRICT SWAT

Ecological footprint (EF) measure how much productive land area is required for producing the products and resources consumed and the waste generated by humans. The problem of ecological overshooting is being faced by many developing countries like Pakistan. According to the Global Footprint Network, Pakistan is one of the ecologically in deficit countries list i.e we are consuming more than the available biocapacity with us. The ecological footprint of Pakistan in 2012 was 0.8 Gha per capita and biocapacity 0.4 Gha per capita. This is high time to think that whether we are living within our ecological limits and how fast humans are depleting the earth’s biosphere. With this background, the present study aims to estimate the ecological footprints at households’ level taking into account the food, housing, transportation, consumer goods and services in district Swat. Besides, the drivers of the ecological footprint and their impact on the ecological footprint was also estimated. This study used primary data which was collected through questionnaire designed by the Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI). To support the analysis, additional information has also been collected through the self-designed questionnaire. The information obtained were converted into EF though calculator of SEI. The analysis was extended to rural and urban areas of district Swat. The study used a sample of 1063 households from 7 tehsils of district Swat. The sample size was proportionally allocated to rural and urban areas of the each tehsil. Accordingly, 744 and 319 households were selected from rural and urban areas respectively. The descriptive statistics alongwith regression model was used for the analysis. The findings revealed that carbon footprint is the major contributor to total EF. The rural households have higher EF than urban households. However, the ecological overshooting is observed in both rural and urban areas. The major influencing factors of the EF in district Swat are income, household size, education, location, (rural or urban), type of food used, fuel consumption, renewable sources of energy, solid waste, home type and size. Based on findings, it is recommended that the households should be encouraged to use renewable sources of energy in homes to reduce their EF. Particularly, the use of solar energy in the large houses should be ensured. The resources use needs to be monitored to reduce ecological overshooting. The waste generated needs to be properly recycled. The increasing carbon footprint should be controlled through sustainable practices in vehicles use and electric appliances at home. The households should be given environmental awareness and education through various means to reduce EF. Keywords:Ecological footprint

How to Reduce Individuals’ Ecological Footprint without Harming Their Well-Being: An Application to Belgium

Human activities are a key driver of many environmental problems the world is facing today, including climate change, the disruption of biogeochemical cycles, and biodiversity loss. Behavioural changes at the individual and household level are needed to reduce humanity’s environmental impact, but people also need the capacity to behave in a sustainable way. If their well-being is negatively impacted or if behaving sustainably is too time consuming or too expensive, people might be less inclined to change their behaviour. In this article, we look at the determinants of different types of pro-environmental behaviour and how these are associated with their experienced levels of well-being. More specifically, we focus on the determinants of behaviours that influence both the ecological footprint (EF) and satisfaction with life. In our analysis we include socio-demographic characteristics and a number of psychological antecedents of pro-environmental behaviour (PEB). The data we use was collected in Flanders (Belgium) and allows us to calculate the EF of each respondent individually. Our main conclusions are threefold. First, even if individuals are provided with opportunities to behave in a more sustainable way, they do not always do so (e.g., richer people on average have a higher EF). Efforts could be put in place at the collective side (e.g., public infrastructure) to stimulate people to reduce their environmental impact. Second, as we distinguish seven EF components, we are able to show differential effects of each of the determinants. Third, the association between PEB and satisfaction with life is not strong: only the type of housing is significantly associated with satisfaction with life. Related to that, the psychological antecedents of PEB are only associated with the EF, not with satisfaction with life.

Identifying effective interventions to promote consumption of protein-rich foods from lower ecological footprint sources: A systematic literature review.

Addressing overconsumption of protein-rich foods from high ecological footprint sources can have positive impacts on health such as reduction of non-communicable disease risk and protecting the natural environment. With the increased attention towards development of ecologically sustainable diets, this systematic review aimed to critically review literature on effectiveness of those interventions aiming to promote protein-rich foods from lower ecological footprint sources. Five electronic databases (Medline, Web of Science, Scopus, Embase and Global Health) were searched for articles published up to January 2021. Quantitative studies were eligible for inclusion if they reported on actual or intended consumption of protein-rich animal-derived and/or plant-based foods; purchase, or selection of meat/plant-based diet in real or virtual environments. We assessed 140 full-text articles for eligibility of which 51 were included in this review. The results were narratively synthesised. Included studies were categorised into individual level behaviour change interventions (n = 33) which included education, counselling and self-monitoring, and micro-environmental/structural behaviour change interventions (n = 18) which included menu manipulation, choice architecture and multicomponent approaches. Half of individual level interventions (52%) aimed to reduce red/processed meat intake among people with current/past chronic conditions which reduced meat intake in the short term. The majority of micro-environmental studies focused on increasing plant-based diet in dining facilities, leading to positive dietary changes. These findings point to a clear gap in the current evidence base for interventions that promote plant-based diet in the general population.

China’s extended urbanization driven by the “consumption city” in the context of financialized ecological civilization

This article seeks to address current debates on ongoing China’s urban development and makes a theoretical proposal that links financialization and ecological civilization through the perspective of the increasing role of consumption in today’s transition to an upgraded domestic economy. While both financialized land value capture and the role of quality are now fundamental to the construction of the built environment in Chinese cities, we argue that the “consumption city” refers to an economic and urban production process as well as to a societal transformation. First, the economic upgrading has gone along with a greater mobility of people travelling ever longer distances who spend their income or invest in the places they travel to rather than necessarily their places of residence or of work. To attract these consumers, whether they are residents, tourist or property investors, the quality of the living and consumption environments play a dominant role in the complex urban production and in governance, beyond the classic model of development based on the city as a production place. Simultaneously, the rising role of financialization by external households as investors raises the issue of how and to what extent the construction of consumption places has been a way for the state to further enhance the land value capture in (new or not) cities. Second, as the latest government strategy, ecological civilization is part of a social engineering process aiming to shape people’s lifestyles in terms of both their everyday consumption practices and their mindsets. The current transition aims to “civilize” citizens by enlarging the scope of urban consumers beyond the upper and middle classes to people from rural areas who are encouraged to become urban. Ecological civilization promotes a better quality of life for all, together with new outdoor and experiential activities, although this comes with a high ecological footprint.

Ecological footprint of energy and waste generation for environmental sustainability in Ijebu Ode, Ogun State, Nigeria

Abstract The aim of this study was to evaluate the Ecological Footprint of Energy and Waste generation in Ijebu Ode, and the study adopted descriptive cross-sectional design and data were collected from 400 systemically sampled households through structured questionnaires and analysed using descriptive statistics and inferential statistics. The findings revealed that water has the highest ecological footprint (EF) of 86.5%, followed by energy with 6.7%, while EF of food and waste had footprint of 4.8% and 1.9%, respectively, and with an average EF of 0.3gha/capita, it will require 0.2 Earths, should everyone in the world were to consume like Ijebu Ode.

Is high adaptation to the Mediterranean diet effective in increasing ecological footprint awareness? A cross-sectional study from Turkey.

The effect of diet type on sustainable environment is known. It is important to understand the adaptation of individuals with high ecological footprint awareness to the Mediterranean type diet, especially under the assumption that the Mediterranean diet will reduce the ecological footprint. In the study, it is aimed to examine the relationship between the level of adherence to the Mediterranean diet and Ecological Footprint awareness of adults. The sample of the study consisted of 395 individuals with a mean age of 26.2 ± 8.7 years: 293 females (74.2%) and 102 males (25.8%). As the Mediterranean Diet Adherence Scale (MDAS) score of individuals increased, the Ecological Footprint Awareness Scale score also increased. Similarly, a positive correlation was found between the participants' MDAS score and the awareness of food (r=0.157; P=0.002), energy (r=0.133; P=0.008), waste (r=0.149; P=0.003) and water consumption (r=0.101; P=0.045), which are sub-factors of the Ecological Footprint Awareness Scale. As far as is known, this cross-sectional study is one of the first studies on compliance with the Mediterranean diet and awareness of the ecological footprint. The findings of the study show that as individuals' compliance with the Mediterranean diet increases, their awareness of their ecological footprint will also increase. To reach a conclusion on this issue, future studies should evaluate the relationship between adherence to the Mediterranean diet and awareness of food-environmental impact on different samples. © 2021 Society of Chemical Industry.

Combined role of green productivity growth, economic globalization, and eco-innovation in achieving ecological sustainability for OECD economies

Since climate change is the paramount concern of recent literature, macroeconomic factors such as green growth and economic globalization may play an integral role in achieving ecological sustainability in the presence of eco-innovation. However, the combined contributions of green growth, economic globalization, and eco-innovation towards achieving ecological sustainability are missing from the existing knowledge. Therefore, we investigate the combined influence of these variables in the presence of human capital, financial development, and gross domestic product on ecological footprint per capita for a panel of 20 Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) countries from 1990 through 2017. The method of panel quantile regression is used to produce sound results across varying levels of the ecological footprint of OECD nations. The main results are as follows: firstly, green productivity growth linearly and non-linearly mitigates the ecological degradation, presenting a more pronounced ecological protection impact for higher quantiles, followed by medium and lower quantiles. Secondly, economic globalization manifests mixed effects: it induces ecological deterioration impact in the absence of its interaction with eco-innovation, while it brings about an ecological protection impact with the interaction term. Thirdly, eco-innovation demonstrates an ecological protection impact for all quantiles, with the most influential impact in countries with higher ecological footprint per capita, followed by medium and lower footprints. Based on empirical results, we propose productive utilization of environmental resources for ecological sustainability through product and process innovation and efficient management practices. Besides, we recommend cultivating energy-efficient and clean environmental technologies for long-term ecological sustainability.