Título Unveiling the global nexus: Pandemic fear, government responses, and climate change-an empirical study
Autores Ullah, Sabeeh , Khattak, Sajid Rahman , Ullah, Rezwan , Fayaz, Mohammad , Han, Heesup , Yoo, Sunghoon , ARIZA MONTES, JOSÉ ANTONIO, Raposo, Antonio
Publicación externa No
Medio Heliyon
Alcance Article
Naturaleza Científica
Cuartil JCR 2
Cuartil SJR 1
Fecha de publicacion 15/01/2024
ISI 001156236400001
DOI 10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e23815
Abstract This study examined the relationships between pandemic fear, government responses, and climate change using a time-series dataset from January 1, 2020, to December 31, 2020. By employing an auto-regressive distributed lag (ARDL) approach, the results revealed that pandemic fear significantly impacts climate change, while government responses to COVID-19 negatively influence climate change in the long run. Climate change and government responses significantly positively affect pandemic fear in the long run. Moreover, we found a bidirectional causality between government responses and climate change, unidirectional causality from government responses to pandemic fear, and no Granger causality between pandemic fear and climate change. Our findings have some important policy implications. Governments must encourage coordination, enhance crisis responses, and consider revising economic metrics to maintain environmental sustainability. The COVID-19 experience can inform strategies for reducing CO2 emissions and investing in green economies and healthcare to prepare for future challenges.
Palabras clave Pandemic fear; Government responses; SARS-CoV-2; Climate change
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