ICT and environmental sustainability: Any differences in developing countries?. (15th May 2021)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: N'dri, Lasme Mathieu; Islam, Moinul; Kakinaka, Makoto
• Is Part Of: Journal of cleaner production. Volume 297(2021)
• Publication Date: 2021-05-15
• Subjects: CO2 emissions -- ICT -- Panel ARDL analysis -- Developing countries -- Sustainability; Factory and trade waste -- Management -- Periodicals; Manufactures -- Environmental aspects -- Periodicals; Déchets industriels -- Gestion -- Périodiques; Usines -- Aspect de l'environnement -- Périodiques; 628.5
• DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2021.126642
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0959-6526

Abstract

Abstract: To achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), governments have committed to promote policies towards a sustainable environment regarding the main determinants of carbon dioxide (CO2 ) emissions. Focusing on the importance of the information and communication technology (ICT) on sustainable environment, this study identifies the long-run relationship between ICT and CO2 emissions in developing countries. This study uses a panel pooled mean group autoregressive distributive lag (PMG-ARDL) model for 58 developing nations from 1990 to 2014. This analysis clearly shows that the use of ICT is environmentally favorable for relatively low-income developing countries, while no evident relationship exists for relatively high-income developing countries. To achieve environmental sustainability, ICT policies need to be more emphasized to mitigate environmental problems in least-developed countries.