Rapid economic growth and human activities have seriously damaged the environment and hindered the achievement of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Hence, this study aims to explore the impact of economic complexity, uncertainty, and remittance on environmental degradation in 134 countries from 2000 to 2022. In addition, it examines whether uncertainty moderates the relationship between remittance and environmental degradation. Two proxies (ecological footprint and CO) were used to measure environmental degradation. The analysis was conducted using a cross-sectional dependency test, second-generation unit root test, and panel quantile regression. The results revealed that economic complexity significantly and positively impacted environmental degradation, while uncertainty and remittance significantly and negatively impacted environmental degradation. Furthermore, uncertainty weakened the negative relationship between remittance and environmental degradation. Accordingly, this paper discusses various recommendations and policy implications regarding economic complexity, uncertainty, remittance, and environmental degradation.

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在不确定时期释放可持续性：我们能否利用经济复杂性、不确定性和汇款来应对环境退化？


快速的经济增长和人类活动严重破坏了环境，阻碍了可持续发展目标的实现。因此，本研究旨在探讨2000年至2022年134个国家的经济复杂性、不确定性和汇款对环境退化的影响。此外，它还探讨了不确定性是否调节了汇款与环境退化之间的关系。使用两个替代指标（生态足迹和二氧化碳）来衡量环境退化。使用横截面相关性检验、第二代单位根检验和面板分位数回归进行分析。结果表明，经济复杂性对环境退化产生显着的积极影响，而不确定性和汇款对环境退化产生显着的消极影响。此外，不确定性削弱了汇款与环境退化之间的负相关关系。因此，本文讨论了有关经济复杂性、不确定性、汇款和环境退化的各种建议和政策影响。