Estimating Long-Run Relationship between Renewable Energy Use and CO2 Emissions: A Radial Basis Function Neural Network (RBFNN) Approach
Copyright policy )Estimating Long-Run Relationship between Renewable Energy Use and CO2 Emissions: A Radial Basis Function Neural Network (RBFNN) Approach
The long-run relationship between economic growth and environmental quality has been estimated within the framework of the environmental Kuznets Curve (EKC). Several studies have estimated this relationship by using statistical models such as panel regression and time series regression. The current study argues that there is a nonlinear relationship between environmental quality indicators and economic and non-economic predictors and hence an appropriate nonlinear model is required to predict it. An adaptive and nonlinear model, namely radial basis function neural network (RBFNN) has been developed in this study. CO2 emission is used as the target output and renewable energy consumption share, real GDP, trade openness, urban population ratio, and democracy index are used as the predictors to estimate the EKC relationship for nineteen major CO2 emitting countries that account for 78% of the global emissions. The model developed in this study could predict the CO2 emissions of all the countries with more than 95% accuracy. This finding underlines the usefulness of the RBFNN model which can be used to predict emission levels of other pollution indicators at the global level. Further, comparing two models, one with all the predictors and the other excluding the renewable energy share, it was found that the model with renewable energy share predicts CO2 emissions more accurately. This reinforces the already strengthening campaign to encourage industries and governments to increase the share of renewable energy in total energy use.
Environmental effects of industries and plants, EKC estimation; CO<sub>2</sub> emissions prediction; neural networks; radial basis function neural network; renewable energy consumption, TJ807-830, neural networks, TD194-195, Renewable energy sources, Environmental sciences, CO<sub>2</sub> emissions prediction, renewable energy consumption, GE1-350, EKC estimation, radial basis function neural network
Environmental effects of industries and plants, EKC estimation; CO<sub>2</sub> emissions prediction; neural networks; radial basis function neural network; renewable energy consumption, TJ807-830, neural networks, TD194-195, Renewable energy sources, Environmental sciences, CO<sub>2</sub> emissions prediction, renewable energy consumption, GE1-350, EKC estimation, radial basis function neural network
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