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ORIGINAL RESEARCH article

Front. Environ. Sci.
Sec. Environmental Economics and Management
Volume 12 - 2024 | doi: 10.3389/fenvs.2024.1443915
This article is part of the Research Topic Technology and Energy: Policy and Business Paths towards Net-Zero Emissions View all 5 articles

Exploring the Influence of Green Growth and Energy Sources on "carbon-dioxide emissions": Implications for Climate Change Mitigation

Provisionally accepted
  • 1 School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
  • 2 School of Economics and Management, Nanchang Institue of Technology, Nanchang, Jiangxi, China, Nanchang Institute of Technology, Nanchang, Jiangxi Province, China

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    Climate change is a global concern driven by greenhouse gas emissions. Bangladesh, being densely populated and a significant carbon emitter, must urgently reduce its "carbon-dioxide emissions".The primary objectives of this research are to meticulously examine the impact of green growth, non-renewable energy, renewable energy, and technological innovations on carbon dioxide emissions in Bangladesh from 1990 to 2020, with the goal of informing policies for effective and sustainable climate change mitigation in Bangladesh. The analysis using advanced econometric methods, including autoregressive distributed lag, fully modified ordinary least squares, and canonical cointegrating regression, reveals that green growth and technological innovations have adverse long-term but positive short-term effects on carbon-emissions in Bangladesh. Additionally, it is noteworthy that both non-renewable and renewable energy sources significantly contribute to long-term and short-term carbon emissions. The study confirms the Environmental Kuznets Curve, showing a " ∩ "-shaped relationship between green development and carbon emissions.Policymakers should prioritize green growth, incentivize technological innovation, promote sustainable economic practices, and implement comprehensive energy transition strategies. The insights from this study inform policy formulation to address the complex relationships between green growth, energy sources, and carbon-dioxide emissions for sustainable climate change mitigation in Bangladesh. Bangladesh's efforts contribute to global emission reduction and foster a resilient future.

    Keywords: Climate Change, Green growth, Carbon-dioxide emissions, technological innovation, Bangladesh

    Received: 26 Jun 2024; Accepted: 09 Oct 2024.

    Copyright: © 2024 Akther, Sultanuzzaman and Zhang. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.

    * Correspondence: Yanrong Zhang, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China

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