Empirical relationship between creativity and carbon intensity: a case of OPEC countries.

This article attempts to examine the role of creativity on carbon intensity in case of Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) countries. The panel estimation techniques are used for annual data for the period of 1990-2018. The empirical evidence affirms that patent rights and innovation act as a policy factor in controlling carbon intensity, i.e. creativity leads to energy-efficient and environment friendly society. However, innovations have higher magnitude compared to patent. Contrarily, urbanization and economic growth are the key determinants in enhancing carbon intensity, while renewable energy has insignificant impact on carbon intensity. The empirical analysis, especially for creativity, can add practical implications for related authorities in controlling carbon intensity and improving energy efficiency. © 2022. The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany, part of Springer Nature.

Citation

Ghazala Aziz, Suleman Sarwar, Muhammad Shahbaz, Muhammad Nasir Malik, Rida Waheed. Empirical relationship between creativity and carbon intensity: a case of OPEC countries. Environmental science and pollution research international. 2023 Mar;30(13):38886-38897

Mesh Tags

Substances

PMID: 36586023

search → result