TY  - JOUR
T1  - The Role of Renewable Energy on CO<sub>2</sub> Pollutant Reduction
AU - Golestani Dariani, Anahita AU - Khoshnevis Yazdi, Soheila AU - Khezri, Mohammad 
JO  - Environmental Research Journal
VL  - 13
IS  - 4
SP  - 98
EP  - 107
PY  - 2019
DA  - 2001/08/19
SN  - 1994-5396
DO  - erj.2019.98.107
UR  - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=erj.2019.98.107
KW  - CO2 emissions
KW  -economic growth
KW  -renewable energy consumption
KW  -ARDL
KW  -Iran
AB  - This study examines the causal relationship
between the renewable energy consumption and carbon
dioxide emissions in the Iran for the period 1970-2013
using gross domestic product, gross fixed capital
formation and total population. We apply Dickey-Fuller
test, Johansen cointegration, Vector Error Correction
Method of distribution (VECM) and Granger causality
test. The findings indicate that the renewable energy
consumption is significantly and negatively in the
long-run. The total population is significant and positive
sign and negative in the long-run and short-run,
respectively. Since, the GDP coefficient is negative and
GDP2 coefficient is positive, Kuznets curve isconcave
upward and U-shaped. Results show a unidirectional
causality from CO<sub>2</sub> to GDP. Also,there isbidirectional
causality between CO<sub>2</sub> and renewable energy
consumption. Therefore, the renewable energy
resourcescan help policymakers in making decisions to
reduce the carbon dioxide emissions and improve the
environment effectively.
ER  -