The critical role of digital governance in reshaping coal consumption: Policy insights for G7 countries

Digital governance (DG) plays a significant role in effectively executing a number of economic activities, thereby promoting sustainable development. Not only this, but it can also play a critical role in energy management. However, only a few studies are available on how DG impacts energy markets. Therefore, the main focus of this research is to examine how DG impacts coal consumption (CC). A panel dataset for the G7 countries is adopted. Also, the second-generation panel data methods are appli