Modelling the air pollution induced health effects of energy consumption across varied spaces in OECD countries: An asymmetric analysis
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Tarih
2024
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Academic Press
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info:eu-repo/semantics/embargoedAccess
Özet
The air pollution-induced health effects of energy consumption remain a grey area in the extant literature. As of
yet, there are very limited studies on the subject matter for countries in the Organisation for Economic Co operation and Development (OECD). To this end, we employ panel data from 1990 to 2019 for 37 OECD
countries and panel estimation techniques that control for distributional asymmetry. We also utilize a composite
variable of mortality and morbidity to capture the full spectrum of air pollution-induced health burdens. Our
findings reveal that renewable energy ameliorates the health burden of air pollution in indoor spaces, evidence
for the ameliorating effects of renewable energy in outdoor and occupational spaces was however weak. We also
show that income has an ameliorating effect on air pollution-induced health burdens across all spaces and that
the effect of non-renewable energy is asymmetric and disparate across all spaces. Furthermore, while techno logical innovation ameliorates the health burden of air pollution in indoor spaces, it exacerbates the health
burden of air pollution in both occupational and outdoor spaces. These findings thus show that the positive
health implications of renewable energy policy interventions have more traction in indoor spaces. Capacity needs
to be built in the renewable energy sector to reduce the pollution-inducing health burdens emanating from
ambient and occupational spaces.
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Anahtar Kelimeler
Renewable energy use, Disability-adjusted life years, Technological Innovation, Air pollution, OECD countries
Kaynak
Journal of Environmental Management
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Q1
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N/A
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349
