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Empowering sustainable future in OECD economies: Aligning humanitarian aid with energy generation

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: This paper examines the influence of humanitarian aid, economic growth, human development index), and foreign direct investment on electricity generation in 37 OECD (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development) countries from 1995 to 2022. This study, based on the application of the Cross-Sectional Augmented Autoregressive Distributed Lag (CS-ARDL) model, finds that humanitarian aid, economic growth, and human development index promote electricity generation in the long term. The study also finds that foreign direct investment significantly reduces electricity generation. The OECD countries and aid organisations should design programmes to foster clean energy infrastructure and align with Sustainable Development Goals for a more sustainable global energy landscape.

Source: Technological Forecasting and Social Change

DOI: 10.1016/j.techfore.2025.124126

Authors: Yunpeng Sun, Shreya Pal, Mantu Kumar Mahalik, Giray Gozgor

Institutions: Tianjin University of Commerce, Indian Institute of Plantation Management, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, University of Bradford, City University of Macau

Language: English

Topic: Energy, Environment, Economic Growth

Subfield: Economics and Econometrics

Field: Economics, Econometrics and Finance

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: Industry, innovation and infrastructure, Partnerships for the goals, Affordable and clean energy, Decent work and economic growth, Climate action

Open Access status: hybrid

Estimated APC paid: $3,490