The effect of information and communication technologies and total factor productivity on CO2 emissions in top 10 emerging market economies

The aim of this paper is to investigate the nexus among information and communication technologies (ICT), total factor productivity (TFP), and carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) emissions in the top 10 emerging market economies for the period from 1995 to 2014 using the panel vector autoregressive (PVAR) approa...

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Published in:Environmental science and pollution research international 2021-12, Vol.28 (45), p.63784-63793
Main Authors: Altinoz, Buket, Vasbieva, Dinara, Kalugina, Olga
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aquatic Pollution
Atmospheric Protection/Air Quality Control/Air Pollution
Carbon dioxide
Carbon dioxide emissions
Causality
Communications technology
Digitization
Earth and Environmental Science
Economic development
Ecotoxicology
Emerging markets
Emissions
Environment
Environmental Chemistry
Environmental Health
Environmental impact
Environmental policy
Environmental science
Independent variables
Market economies
Policies
Pollution
Pollution control
Productivity
Research in Environmental Planning and Management
Subscriptions
Waste Water Technology
Water Management
Water Pollution Control
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Summary:The aim of this paper is to investigate the nexus among information and communication technologies (ICT), total factor productivity (TFP), and carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) emissions in the top 10 emerging market economies for the period from 1995 to 2014 using the panel vector autoregressive (PVAR) approach. Analysis results suggest that the internet usage and fixed telephone subscriptions have a positive impact on environmental pollution, although mobile cellular subscriptions and TFP have a negative impact on carbon emissions. According to causality test results, there is bidirectional causality between CO 2 and all independent variables. Consequently, the results justified the use of TFP instead of GDP as an indicator of the economic development and the importance of ICT in environmental problems since ICT has proven to be undeniable in environmental policies. Thus, possible policies prioritize environmental sustainability in the digitalization of the economy, which ensures both a pollution-reducing effect and an increase in TFP.
ISSN:0944-1344
1614-7499
DOI:10.1007/s11356-020-11630-1