Testing the impacts of renewable energy, natural resources rent, and technological innovation on the ecological footprint in the USA: Evidence from Bootstrapping ARDL

Ali M., Joof F., Samour A., Tursoy T., Balsalobre Lorente D., Radulesku M.

Resources Policy, vol.86, 2023 (SSCI, Scopus) identifier

  • Nəşrin Növü: Article / Article
  • Cild: 86
  • Nəşr tarixi: 2023
  • Doi nömrəsi: 10.1016/j.resourpol.2023.104139
  • jurnalın adı: Resources Policy
  • Jurnalın baxıldığı indekslər: Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus, International Bibliography of Social Sciences, Aerospace Database, Aquatic Science & Fisheries Abstracts (ASFA), Business Source Elite, Business Source Premier, Communication Abstracts, Compendex, EconLit, Index Islamicus, INSPEC, Metadex, PAIS International, Pollution Abstracts, Public Affairs Index, Civil Engineering Abstracts
  • Açar sözlər: ARDL, Natural resources, Renewable energy, Technological innovation, USA
  • Açıq Arxiv Kolleksiyası: Məqalə
  • Adres: Bəli

Qısa məlumat

For the past few decades, there has been a vibrant discussion on the connection between natural resources and the quality of the surrounding environment. It has been established that many wealthy economies with natural resources have had favourable progress in technology and economy. Still, the main challenges are how renewable energy, natural resources, and technological innovation in leading natural resources abundant countries such as the USA affect environmental quality. To this end, this paper investigates the impact of natural resources rent, technological innovation, renewable energy, and economic growth on the ecological footprint in the USA from 1970 to 2019. The findings obtained using an innovative testing method known as Bootstrapping ARDL indicate that renewable energy sources improve environmental quality, but natural resources worsen it. The results also affirm that technological innovation is significantly associated with ecological quality. The results have important policy implications for policymakers regarding natural resources and technology innovation toward ecological quality enrichment, being necessary advances in sustainable growth after the COVID-19 process.