Renewable energy, forestry, economic growth, and demographic impact on carbon footprint in India: does forestry and renewable energy matter to reduce emission?

The main purpose of this study is to determine the impact of carbon-mitigating factors such as renewable energy and forestry on carbon footprints by considering economic growth and demography. Time series data from 1980 to 2021 has been used to estimate the econometric model, where variables are stationary at level I(0) and at first differences I(1). Key findings of this study indicate that, according to the short-term coefficient of the variable economic growth estimates, a 1