Energy Strategy Reviews (Jul 2022)

The dynamic association between different strategies of renewable energy sources and sustainable economic growth under SDGs

  • Gang Wang,
  • Misbah Sadiq,
  • Taqadus Bashir,
  • Vipin Jain,
  • Syed Ahtsham Ali,
  • Malik Shahzad Shabbir

Journal volume & issue
Vol. 42
p. 100886

Abstract

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This study is trying to examine the different renewable energy sources and their impact on the economic growth at the state level under sustainable development goal seven (SDG-7). The SDGs goal (7th) defines the importance of clean, affordable and modern energy system in the World. Moreover, this study is attempting to increase the influence of sustainable energy consumption by employing dataset of selected Asian countries. This study uses annual panel data set and applies Augmented Mean Group (AMG), alongside Common Correlated Effects Mean Group (CCEMG) methods for data analysis. The overall results indicate the consumption of renewable energy sources have significantly contribution towards the economic prosperity of these economies. Furthermore, policy makers should focus on expansionary fiscal policies to enhance the use of environmental friendly power generation in these regions.

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