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Impact of technology on the relation between disaggregated energy consumption and CO2 emission in populous countries of Asia

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All around the world, but particularly in developing nations, carbon dioxide emissions are on the rise, and climate change and global warming are brought on by an increase in CO2 emissions. This article provides an overview of the technological effect on energy consumption in the residential, transport, and industrial sector and its ultimate effect on the environment. Using the STIRPAT-Kaya-EKC model for the years 1990 to 2020, this study looked at the threshold impact of technological advancements on the link between disaggregated energy use and CO2 emissions for a panel of 10 Asian countries using the panel threshold regression. Findings demonstrate that the EKC phenomenon is present in the chosen Asian region. Findings also suggest that technology has a threshold influence on the relationship between energy use and carbon emissions; however, this effect varies across sectors.

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This work is supported by Sichuan Science & Technology Program (2022JDR0242).

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  1. School of Economics and Management, Xichang University, Sichuan Province, 1 Xuefu Road, Xichang City, 615000, China

    Tang Zhengxia

  2. National University of Modern Languages (NUML), Islamabad, Pakistan

    Zakia Batool

  3. Quaid-E-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan

    Sajjad Ali

  4. China Institute of Development Strategy and Planning, and Center for Industrial Economics, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430072, China

    Mohammad Haseeb & Syed Muhammad Faraz Raza

  5. Teerthanker Mahaveer University, Uttar Pradesh, Moradabad, India

    Vipin Jain

  6. ITM SLS Baroda University, Vadodara, 391510, Gujarat, India

    Prasun Chakrabarti

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Tang Zhengxia: technical advice and funding. Dr. Zakia Batool: initial draft preparation and result estimation. Sajjad Ali: review of literature, data collection, and tabulation. Mohammad Haseeb: results interpretation. Vipin Jain: introduction and conceptualization. Syed Muhammad Faraz Raza (corresponding author): methodological framework and hypothesis testing. Prasun Chakrabarti: conceptualization and conclusion.

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Zhengxia, T., Batool, Z., Ali, S. et al. Impact of technology on the relation between disaggregated energy consumption and CO2 emission in populous countries of Asia. Environ Sci Pollut Res 30, 68327–68338 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-023-26980-9

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