Governing the Green Transition: The Role of Artificial Intelligence, Green Finance, and Institutional Governance in Achieving the SDGs Through Renewable Energy

Georgescu I., YAZICI A. M., Bayram V., ÖZTIRAK M., TOY A., DOĞAN M.

Sustainability (Switzerland), cilt.17, sa.12, 2025 (SCI-Expanded) identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 17 Sayı: 12
  • Basım Tarihi: 2025
  • Doi Numarası: 10.3390/su17125538
  • Dergi Adı: Sustainability (Switzerland)
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus, Aerospace Database, Agricultural & Environmental Science Database, CAB Abstracts, Communication Abstracts, Food Science & Technology Abstracts, Geobase, INSPEC, Metadex, Veterinary Science Database, Directory of Open Access Journals, Civil Engineering Abstracts
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: artificial intelligence investments, government stability, green finance, renewable energy, sustainable development goals
  • Bilecik Şeyh Edebali Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

This study examines the effects of artificial intelligence investments, green financing, government stability, and institutional quality on renewable energy consumption from a multidimensional perspective. Using panel data for the period 2014–2023, 15 leading countries in the field of green financing were included in the analysis. The Cross-Sectionally Augmented Autoregressive Distributed Lag (CS-ARDL) method was preferred in the empirical analysis; robustness tests were conducted with Fully Modified OLS (FMOLS) and Dynamic OLS (DOLS) estimators to assess the reliability of the findings. According to the findings, artificial intelligence investments have a significant and positive impact on renewable energy consumption in both the short and long term. Similarly, green financing contributes strongly and statistically significantly by enhancing the feasibility of clean energy projects. Furthermore, stable governments and the effective functioning of institutional structures support this process; both factors are observed to have a positive effect on renewable energy consumption. This study offers concrete policy recommendations in line with the United Nations sustainable development goals (SDGs) 7, 9, 13, and 16.