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Examining the Influence of Renewable Energy, Fossil Fuel Energy,
Economic Growth and Population on Environmental Quality in Malaysia
Yashini Devi A/P Balachander
Prof. Madya Dr. Azlina Abd Aziz
Bachelor of Economics (Natural Resources)
School of Social and Economic Development
Low carbon energy is an increasing importance of most countries in the world for
improving environmental quality, as it can reduce emissions and produce better
economic growth. However, a sharp increase in carbon dioxide emissions from fossil
fuels has raised a major concern, especially in developing countries. This study
attempts to examine the potential determinants of environmental quality in case of
Malaysia over the period of 1979 to 2014. An Autoregressive Distributed Lag (ARDL)
approaches was applying for this purpose for the study. The results showed that
renewable energy, fossil fuel energy , economic growth , and population have a
positive influence on environmental quality, however only fossil fuel energy and
population positively affect environmental quality in short-run. This finding leads to
important policy recommendations of future renewable energy development and
carbon dioxide emissions reduction in Malaysia.
Keywords: renewable energy, fossil fuel energy, environmental quality, ARDL,
economic growth
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