What level of renewable energy production will reduce ecological footprint without compromising trade? Evidence from Shanghai Cooperation Organization nations.

In order to decarbonize the global economy and reduce environmental degradation, it has become necessary to switch from using fossil fuels to renewable energy. However, a net zero global economy cannot be achieved without understanding the total renewable energy generation threshold and associated investment amount. This study estimates the renewable energy generation threshold to mitigate environmental degradation using data from 2003 to 2019 while focusing on Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) nations.

Towards a sustainable food production: modelling the impacts of climate change on maize and soybean production in Ghana.

The Ghanaian economy relies heavily on maize and soybean production. The entire maize and soybean production system is low-tech, making it extremely susceptible to environmental factors. As a result, climate change and variability have an influence on agricultural production, such as maize and soybean yields.

Modelling spatial variations of novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19): evidence from a global perspective.

In late December 2019, strange pneumonia was detected in a seafood market in Wuhan, China which was later termed COVID-19 by the World Health Organization. At present, the virus has spread across 232 countries worldwide killing 2,409,011 as of 17 February 2021 (9:37 CET). Motivated by a recent dataset, knowledge gaps, surge in global cases, and the need to combat the virus spread, this study examined the relationship between COVID-19 confirmed cases and attributable deaths at the global and regional levels.

Does insurance sector development improve environmental quality? Evidence from BRICS.

The effect of financial development measured by banks, bonds, and stocks on carbon dioxide emissions (COE) has been widely studied while not much is known about the effect of the insurance sector development on COE. Thus, this study fills this void by estimating the effect of insurance consumption on COE for BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa) from 2000 to 2016 using the instrumental variable generalized method of moments model. The findings indicate that, generally, insurance sector development spurs COE in BRICS.