Sustainable green electricity, technological innovation, and ecological footprint: Does democratic accountability moderate the nexus?

Jiapeng Dai, Zahoor Ahmed*, Avik Sinha, Ugur Korkut Pata, Rafael Alvarado

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Abstract

Electricity generated through fossil fuels degrades the environment. Hence, the promotion of green electricity should be the foundation for sustainable development. In this context, the present work probes the impact of green electricity consumption (GEC), technological innovation (TEI), democracy (DEM), and economic growth (GR) on the ecological footprint (EF) and assesses the moderating effects of democracy on EF from 1995 to 2018 in six ASEAN nations. The empirical results show that renewable electricity, TEI, and DEM promote ecological quality. Interestingly, democracy not only alleviates the level of EF but also reinforces the favorable impacts of technological innovation on environmental quality.

Original languageEnglish
Article number101541
JournalUtilities Policy
Volume82
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Jun 2023
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Democracy
  • Environmental sustainability
  • Green electricity consumption

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