Asghar Karimi Khorami, Mohhmadreza Farahmand, Meghdad Zamani,
Volume 18, Issue 75 (Winter 1401 2022)
Abstract
The limitation of non-renewable resources and the increasing of environmental pollution caused by the accumulative consumption of fossil fuels indicate the necessity of paying attention to renewable sources. The present study analyzes the factors affecting on the quality of the environment with emphasis on the consumption of renewable energy and human capital such as education in developing and developed countries. Also, the impact of GDP (Gross National Production), abundance of natural resources and foreign direct investment on the quality of the environment are examined. The results of using regression based on panel data show that the consumption of renewable energy and human capital has a positive and significant effect on the quality of the environment in the group of developing the countries. Also, the impact of GDP, abundance of natural resources and foreign direct investment on the quality of the environment is negative. In the group of developed countries, the impact of renewable energy consumption, human capital such as education, GDP and abundance of natural resources on the quality of the environment is inthe same line with developing countries.
