Since the industrial revolution, the financial sector has become a significant claimant toward
the growth of human society. However, supporting the adverse environmental projects in …

The BRICS nations have made environmental sustainability a top priority in their policies
due to concerns about the negative impact of fossil fuel reliance on the environment. Their …

The recent advancement in financial technologies is impressive in various aspects.
Nevertheless, emerging green finance literature highlights that due to such advancement, a …

The extant literature has produced mixed evidence on the relationship between financial
development and ecological sustainability. This work addresses this conundrum by …

The argument over fiscal decentralization and carbon dioxide emission (CO2) reduction has
received much attention. However, evidence to back this claim is limited. Economic theory …

South Africa, one of the emerging markets and fast-developing economies in Sub-Saharan
Africa recognised for varying world's natural assets on the international market, has …

The debate over the role international trade plays in determining environmental outcomes
has considerably generated more heat than light. Theoretical work has been successful in …

Fiscal decentralization and green innovation are important to a country's economic progress,
but the externalities of increased pollution as a result of a rise in the energy used and …

Natural resources are abundant worldwide and function as economy stabilizers in almost
every nation. However, mishandling these natural resources and their excessive exploitation …

Previous studies have widely used the aggregate energy consumption in the energy–growth–
CO2 emissions nexus, which may not show the relative strength or explanatory power of …