How Does Education, Economic Growth and Internet Literacy Affect Climate Change in Malaysia? : ARDL Analysis

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Abstract

This study aims to examine the effect of education, economic growth, and internet literacy on
climate change in Malaysia. This research is important because climate change is one of the most
urgent global issues and has an impact on human welfare and the environment. We use the World
Bank as a complementary source of statistical data, namely data from 2000 to 2016, the variables
we use are climate change, education, economic growth, and internet literacy. We found that in the
short term, education and climate change in the previous year have a significant positive effect on
the current climate change, while in the long term, economic growth and internet literacy have a
significant negative effect on the current climate change. These findings indicate that education
can increase public awareness and participation in climate change mitigation and adaptation efforts,
but economic growth and internet literacy can increase energy consumption and greenhouse gas
emissions. These findings are largely consistent with previous research that found complex
relationships between social, economic, and environmental factors and climate change.