Does R&D investment in renewable energy technologies reduce greenhouse gas emissions?
In this paper, we investigate the impact of public investment in R&D in renewable energy technologies on environmental quality using a spectrum of environmental emissions. We employ new and innovative panel data methods to address the existing econometric issues in estimating the effect of R&...
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| author | Hailemariam, Abebe Ivanovski, Kris Dzhumashev, Ratebek |
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| description | In this paper, we investigate the impact of public investment in R&D in renewable energy technologies on environmental quality using a spectrum of environmental emissions. We employ new and innovative panel data methods to address the existing econometric issues in estimating the effect of R&D on greenhouse gas emissions. Then, using data from advanced and emerging economies that span the period from 1980 to 2020, we find that R&D investment in renewable technologies has a significant positive effect on environmental quality by reducing a range of pollutants, including carbon dioxide, methane, and other pollutants. The results are robust to a series of sensitivity tests. The findings have important policy implications for climate change and various recent environmental initiatives, including the transition to net-zero emissions and sustainability. |
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| spelling | curtin-20.500.11937-894342022-10-17T01:08:37Z Does R&D investment in renewable energy technologies reduce greenhouse gas emissions? Hailemariam, Abebe Ivanovski, Kris Dzhumashev, Ratebek In this paper, we investigate the impact of public investment in R&D in renewable energy technologies on environmental quality using a spectrum of environmental emissions. We employ new and innovative panel data methods to address the existing econometric issues in estimating the effect of R&D on greenhouse gas emissions. Then, using data from advanced and emerging economies that span the period from 1980 to 2020, we find that R&D investment in renewable technologies has a significant positive effect on environmental quality by reducing a range of pollutants, including carbon dioxide, methane, and other pollutants. The results are robust to a series of sensitivity tests. The findings have important policy implications for climate change and various recent environmental initiatives, including the transition to net-zero emissions and sustainability. 2022 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/89434 10.1016/j.apenergy.2022.120056 Elsevier restricted |
| spellingShingle | Hailemariam, Abebe Ivanovski, Kris Dzhumashev, Ratebek Does R&D investment in renewable energy technologies reduce greenhouse gas emissions? |
| title | Does R&D investment in renewable energy technologies reduce greenhouse gas emissions? |
| title_full | Does R&D investment in renewable energy technologies reduce greenhouse gas emissions? |
| title_fullStr | Does R&D investment in renewable energy technologies reduce greenhouse gas emissions? |
| title_full_unstemmed | Does R&D investment in renewable energy technologies reduce greenhouse gas emissions? |
| title_short | Does R&D investment in renewable energy technologies reduce greenhouse gas emissions? |
| title_sort | does r&d investment in renewable energy technologies reduce greenhouse gas emissions? |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/89434 |