A bibliometric study on the nexus of economic growth and renewable energy in Brazil

Abstract

The nexus between economic growth and the energy consumption is important in energy economics and economic development literature. The recent urgency in accelerating the decarbonization processes of economies has enhanced relevance to the analysis of this empirical relationship in the face of technological advances, regulatory changes, and the expanding uptake of renewable energy technologies worldwide. This article presents a bibliometric analysis of the literature on economic growth, energy consumption, and renewable energies in Brazil using clustering as a support tool. Between 1995 and 2022, 177 studies were published on Energy-Growth, Brazil, and Sustainability. It was found that China leads the ranking of publications, taking part in 28.84% of the production related to the link between economic growth and consumption of renewable energy in Brazil, followed by Turkey (21.52%) and Brazil (21.31%). The participation of other countries in the literature adds up to 32.29%. Keywords such as “ecological footprint,” “environmental sustainability,” “environmental Kuznets curve,” and “emissions” show how in recent years, the literature has been guided by a discussion related to economic-environmental factors. Another result was that the Granger causality test is a research frontier with the most significant associated strength.