Energy resource productivity and environmental quality: A quantile-on-quantile study of Latin America from 1990 to 2022

IF 3.8 3区经济学 Q3 ENERGY & FUELS

Utilities Policy Pub Date : 2025-05-01 DOI:10.1016/j.jup.2025.101944

Gonzalo H. Soto , Manuel A. Zambrano-Monserrate , Abdulmuttalip Pilatin , Xavier Martinez-Cobas

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In this research, we explore how renewable and fossil energy resource productivity impacted environmental quality in Latin American countries from 1990 to 2022, using quantiles for analysis. Our study reveals that renewable energy productivity (RENprod) has a stronger effect in countries with a smaller ecological footprint, diminishing in impact as the footprint grows. Conversely, fossil energy productivity (FENprod) shows an opposite trend. Overall, energy productivity is more likely to benefit environmentally friendly outcomes in countries with smaller footprints at lower quantiles. However, when considering the environmental condition based on the load capacity factor (LCF), which reflects the balance between natural resource supply and consumption, RENprod and FENprod contribute to environmental harm, with renewable energy causing significantly less harm. Consequently, we suggest policy measures to encourage renewable energy supply in sectors such as industries that support economic growth. These policies aim to facilitate a shift toward greener societies with lower environmental impact in the short term, thereby mitigating harmful environmental processes.

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能源生产力与环境质量：拉丁美洲1990 - 2022年的分位数对分位数研究

在本研究中，我们使用分位数进行分析，探讨了1990年至2022年拉丁美洲国家可再生能源和化石能源生产力对环境质量的影响。我们的研究表明，可再生能源生产率（RENprod）在生态足迹较小的国家具有更强的影响，随着足迹的增加而减弱。相反，化石能源生产率（FENprod）呈现相反的趋势。总体而言，能源生产率更有可能有利于低分位数、低碳足迹国家的环境友好型成果。然而，当考虑反映自然资源供给与消耗平衡的负荷能力因子（load capacity factor， LCF）的环境条件时，RENprod和FENprod会造成环境危害，可再生能源造成的危害明显较小。因此，我们建议采取政策措施，鼓励在支持经济增长的行业等部门提供可再生能源。这些政策旨在促进向绿色社会的转变，在短期内减少对环境的影响，从而减轻有害的环境过程。

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Utilities Policy ENERGY & FUELS-ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES

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