ABSTRACT

This study aims to analyse the relationship between renewable energy, non-renewable energy, economic growth and sustainable development in high-income countries. This analysis uses data from 20 high-income countries covering the 1990–2015 period and finds that there is a cointegration relationship among the considered variables. According to the estimation of long-term coefficients for the cointegrated variables, renewable energy consumption has a statistically significant positive effect on sustainable development in the long run. In high-income countries, a 1% increase in renewable energy consumption increases sustainable development by 0.326%. In contrast, non-renewable energy consumption has a statistically significant negative effect on sustainable development in the long run. In high-income countries, a 1% increase in non-renewable energy consumption reduces sustainable development by 1.004%. According to the Granger causality estimates obtained in this study, renewable energy is the cause of sustainable development in both the short and long term. These findings demonstrate the importance of renewable energy consumption to sustainable development in high-income countries. Therefore, while high-income countries increase renewable energy consumption, they should decrease non-renewable energy consumption as much as possible.

摘要

这项研究旨在分析高收入国家的可再生能源，不可再生能源，经济增长与可持续发展之间的关系。该分析使用了1990年至2015年期间来自20个高收入国家的数据，发现所考虑的变量之间存在协整关系。根据协变量的长期系数估计，从长远来看，可再生能源消耗对可持续发展具有统计学上显着的积极影响。在高收入国家，可再生能源消费量每增加1％，可持续发展就增加0.326％。相反，从长远来看，不可再生能源消耗在统计上对可持续发展具有负面影响。在高收入国家，不可再生能源消耗增加1％，则可持续发展减少1.004％。根据本研究获得的格兰杰因果关系估计，可再生能源是短期和长期可持续发展的原因。这些发现表明，可再生能源消费对高收入国家可持续发展的重要性。因此，高收入国家在增加可再生能源消耗的同时，应尽可能减少不可再生能源的消耗。这些发现表明，可再生能源消费对高收入国家可持续发展的重要性。因此，高收入国家在增加可再生能源消耗的同时，应尽可能减少不可再生能源的消耗。这些发现表明，可再生能源消费对高收入国家可持续发展的重要性。因此，高收入国家在增加可再生能源消耗的同时，应尽可能减少不可再生能源的消耗。