Date of Award
2024
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Interdisciplinary Studies (MIDS)
Department
Interdisciplinary Studies
First Advisor
Craig Robertson
Second Advisor
Wayne Bergeron
Third Advisor
Michael Pretes
Abstract
Environmental degradation and climate change are pressing issues nowadays. While developed nations have been improving their current energy trends by implementing alternative energy options, developing nations are falling behind and still significantly contributing to the degradation of the planet by emitting a significant amount of carbon emissions. The present study investigated the driving forces behind the deployment of renewable energy sources in developing nations. The methods of this study included utilizing data from multiple datasets on energy use worldwide for the year 2017 to create an original data set with randomly selected thirty developing countries. Regression analysis was conducted to determine factors associated with the adoption of alternative energy in developing countries. Findings indicate that pollution (CO2 emissions) is a significant predictor of the renewable electricity generating capacity of a country as well as population, adult literacy, and investment in research and development of a country.
Recommended Citation
Bukina, Anna, "Factors That Lead to the Adoption of Alternative Energy Options in Developing Nations" (2024). Theses. 15.
https://roar.una.edu/theses/15
