Causality of Environmental Degradation and Economic Growth in Indonesia

Abstract

Nowdays, the issue of global warming is being widely discussed in all countries, both developed and developing countries, because of its negative impact on the environment. This study aims to develop an integrated analytical framework of causality between energy consumption, carbon emissions, financial development, trade openness, and economic growth in Indonesia, 1990-2021. This study provides research benefits in the form of a set of empirical evidence to assist in developing a series of key strategies that can improve environmental quality through sustainable development. With granger causality analysis and vector autoregression model, this study provides results that high economic growth and energy consumption can cause environmental degradation through increased carbon gas emissions.