The impact of energy economics on environmental quality in Algeria during the period (2000- 2022): using the kernel-based regularized least squares estimator (krls).

Abstract

The objective of this study was to assess and quantify the environmental implications of various energy consumption indicators in Algeria, Four indicators (natural gas, coal, oil, and electricity) were used as independent variables to analyze the impact of energy use at a detailed level, CO2 emissions were used as a dependent variable reflecting environmental quality, using the Kernelbased regularized least squares (krls) method based on recent annual data available from 2000 to 2022. The study results concluded a statistically significant positive impact of using coal, oil, natural gas, and electricity on CO2 emissions, demonstrating that the use of coal, natural gas, oil, and electricity, and coal leads to environmental quality degradation in Algeria