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Toward a sustainable environment: nexus between consumption-based carbon emissions, economic growth, renewable energy and technological innovation in Brazil

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This research investigates the drivers of consumption-based carbon emissions in Brazil by using a dataset covering the period between 1990 and 2018. These dynamics were examined by employing the ARDL bounds, DOLS, and gradual shift causality tests. The ARDL long- and short-run estimation outcomes reveal that: (a) renewable energy use stimulates the sustainability of the environment; (b) economic growth increases environmental degradation; and (c) technological innovation enhances the quality of the environment. In addition, the gradual shift causality test results disclosed that renewable energy consumption, economic growth, technological innovation and public-private partnership investment in energy can predict consumption-based carbon emissions in Brazil. Therefore, Brazilian policymakers should actively encourage the R&D of low-carbon technologies and renewable energy consumption. Domestic consumption levels, on the other hand, should be targeted, specifically those that are more energy-intensive and cause a rise in CO2 emissions due to consumption.

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  1. Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences, Department of Business Administration, Cyprus International University, Nicosia, Northern Cyprus, TR-10, Mersin, Turkey

    Tomiwa Sunday Adebayo

  2. Department of Computing and Informatics, Bournemouth University, Poole, United Kingdom

    Festus Fatai Adedoyin

  3. Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences, European University of Lefke, Northern Cyprus, 10, Mersin, Turkey

    Dervis Kirikkaleli

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Tomiwa Sunday Adebayo designed the experiment and collected the dataset. The introduction and literature review sections are written by Festus Fatai Adedoyin. Tomiwa Sunday Adebayo constructed the methodology section and empirical outcomes in the study. Dervis Kirikkaleli and Tomiwa Sunday Adebayo contributed to the interpretation of the outcomes. All the authors read and approved the final manuscript.

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Adebayo, T.S., Adedoyin, F.F. & Kirikkaleli, D. Toward a sustainable environment: nexus between consumption-based carbon emissions, economic growth, renewable energy and technological innovation in Brazil. Environ Sci Pollut Res 28, 52272–52282 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-021-14425-0

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