Document Type : Research Paper
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1 Associate Professor, Department of Economics, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran
2 Ph.D. Candidate in Economics, Department of Economics, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran
Abstract
Environmental pollution is one of the biggest challenges of the present age, which manifests itself in various forms and endangers the health of humans and the planet. Meanwhile, the Internet, providing government services and the democratic process as three key elements in the modern world play a vital role in dealing with pollution and preserving the environment. Each of these factors directly and indirectly affects the amount of pollutant emission and environmental degradation, and understanding these effects is necessary to adopt effective solutions. The advent of the Internet has revolutionized communication, information dissemination, and governance structures around the world. At the same time, the democratic process is evolving with an increasing emphasis on transparency, citizen participation, and accountability. In addition, the provision of government services, facilitated by digital technologies, has undergone a significant transformation with the aim of productivity and better and easier access to government services. However, among these developments, the environmental consequences, especially in terms of CO2 emissions, have attracted attention. Therefore, in this research, the effect of the Internet, the democratic process and Delivery of Government Services on CO2 emissions is investigated using the quantile panel approach for the period of 2000-2020 and 63 countries. The results show that the increase in internet penetration in the world has a positive and significant effect on CO2 emissions at all quantile levels except for the 0.95 level.
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