The effect of environmental degradation on self-reported health: the role of renewable energy consumption

Although there are a number of studies in the literature that have explored the effect of environmental degradation on the subjective well-being and life satisfaction, no previous study has addressed the role of renewable energy consumption in examining the effect of environmental degradation on sel...

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Published in:Environmental science and pollution research international 2024, Vol.31 (1), p.343-356
Main Authors: Yildirim, Julide, Alpaslan, Barış, Karakas-Aydinbakar, Aysenur, Hibiki, Akira
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aquatic Pollution
Atmospheric Protection/Air Quality Control/Air Pollution
Degradation
Earth and Environmental Science
Ecotoxicology
Energy consumption
Environment
Environmental Chemistry
Environmental degradation
Environmental effects
Environmental Health
Environmental impact
Environmental quality
Psychological factors
Renewable energy
Renewable resources
Research Article
Self report
Statistical analysis
Urbanization
Waste Water Technology
Water Management
Water Pollution Control
Well being
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Summary:Although there are a number of studies in the literature that have explored the effect of environmental degradation on the subjective well-being and life satisfaction, no previous study has addressed the role of renewable energy consumption in examining the effect of environmental degradation on self-reported health. To this end, we employ a conditional mixed process (CMP) model, using a unique dataset that combines both micro-level data from the 6th (2010–2014) and 7th (2017–2022) Waves of the World Values Survey (WVS) database and macro-level data from the World Bank. Our study has several important empirical findings. First, while environmental degradation deteriorates self-reported health, social capital and health expenditure have a positive impact on self-reported health. Second, the share of renewable energy consumption in total final energy consumption has a statistically significant negative impact on environmental degradation. Third, urbanization has a deteriorating effect on environmental quality and the total number of people increases environmental degradation.
ISSN:1614-7499
0944-1344
1614-7499
DOI:10.1007/s11356-023-30981-z