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Article

Unpacking How Natural Gas, Digital Growth, and Hydro-Based Energy Sources Impact Ecological Sustainability in Egypt

by
Hala Mohamed Sh Elmanaei
1,*,
Wagdi M. S. Khalifa
1 and
Ayşen Berberoğlu
2
1
Department of Business Administration, University Mediterranean Karpasis, Northern Cyprus, Mersin 10, Turkey
2
Institute of Social Sciences, University Mediterranean Karpasis, Northern Cyprus, Mersin 10, Turkey
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Energies 2024, 17(24), 6230; https://doi.org/10.3390/en17246230
Submission received: 17 October 2024 / Revised: 19 November 2024 / Accepted: 21 November 2024 / Published: 11 December 2024

Abstract

Egypt, as a nation, is committed to achieving ecological sustainability, which helps to protect the environment for future generations, thereby ensuring a balance between energy production, environmental health, and economic development. With regard to this vision, this research utilized the autoregressive distributed lag (ARDL) estimator to probe how hydroelectricity, digitalization, and natural gas affect ecological degradation within the Environmental Kuznets Curve (EKC) in Egypt. This study further used two distinct environmental proxies, namely, CO2 emissions and the ecological footprint. The result of the ARDL estimator indicates that there is an inverted U-shaped association between economic growth and environmental sustainability, while urbanization does not affect environmental sustainability. Moreover, hydroelectricity, digitalization, and natural gas negatively impact environmental sustainability in Egypt. Furthermore, the frequency domain causality approach showed that there is a two-way causality pathway between environmental sustainability and its regressors. Based on this outcome, policymakers should prioritize decoupling economic growth from environmental degradation by investing in green infrastructure, sustainable industries, and circular economy models.
Keywords: natural gas; hydroelectricity; urbanization; digitalization; environmental kuznets hypothesis natural gas; hydroelectricity; urbanization; digitalization; environmental kuznets hypothesis

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Elmanaei, H.M.S.; Khalifa, W.M.S.; Berberoğlu, A. Unpacking How Natural Gas, Digital Growth, and Hydro-Based Energy Sources Impact Ecological Sustainability in Egypt. Energies 2024, 17, 6230. https://doi.org/10.3390/en17246230

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Elmanaei HMS, Khalifa WMS, Berberoğlu A. Unpacking How Natural Gas, Digital Growth, and Hydro-Based Energy Sources Impact Ecological Sustainability in Egypt. Energies. 2024; 17(24):6230. https://doi.org/10.3390/en17246230

Chicago/Turabian Style

Elmanaei, Hala Mohamed Sh, Wagdi M. S. Khalifa, and Ayşen Berberoğlu. 2024. "Unpacking How Natural Gas, Digital Growth, and Hydro-Based Energy Sources Impact Ecological Sustainability in Egypt" Energies 17, no. 24: 6230. https://doi.org/10.3390/en17246230

APA Style

Elmanaei, H. M. S., Khalifa, W. M. S., & Berberoğlu, A. (2024). Unpacking How Natural Gas, Digital Growth, and Hydro-Based Energy Sources Impact Ecological Sustainability in Egypt. Energies, 17(24), 6230. https://doi.org/10.3390/en17246230

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