Table 13 The mediating effect analysis.

From: The key challenges and best alternatives to environmental sustainability: a comprehensive study

Variables

Q.15

Q.30

Q.45

Q.60

Q.75

Q.90

Renewable energy mediating effect on urbanization

\(lnY\)

0.5056***

0.5224***

0.5410***

0.5602***

0.5831**

0.6027***

\(lnUB\)

0.9912

1.0589*

1.1336**

1.2108**

1.3032*

1.3821*

\(lnICT\)

-0.1860***

-0.2124***

-0.2416***

-0.2717***

-0.3077***

-0.3385***

\(lnNRs\)

0.0529**

0.0426**

0.0314*

0.0197*

0.0058*

-0.0060*

\(lnRE\)

-1.7063*

-1.7460**

-1.7898**

-1.8351**

-1.8893 *

-1.9355*

\(lnCE\)

-0.4581***

-0.4509***

-0.4431***

-0.4349***

-0.4252***

-0.4169***

\(lnREB\)

-0.7221*

-0.7261*

-0.7305*

-0.7350*

-0.7405*

-0.7451*

\(Const.\)

4.7554***

5.0684***

5.4134***

5.7699***

6.1970***

6.5614***

Circular economy mediating effect on urbanization

\(lnY\)

0.5489***

0.5680***

0.5803***

0.6022***

0.6207***

0.6459***

\(lnUB\)

5.0690***

4.4273***

4.0120***

3.2771***

2.6551***

1.8055***

\(lnICT\)

-0.2424***

-0.2515***

-0.2575***

-0.2679***

-0.2768***

-0.2889***

\(lnNRs\)

0.0280*

0.0219*

0.0181*

0.0112*

0.0053*

0.0026*

\(lnRE\)

-0.3657***

-0.3997***

-0.4216***

-0.4605***

-0.4934***

-0.5383***

\(lnCE\)

-2.8738***

-2.4428***

-2.1638***

-1.6701***

-1.2522***

-0.6815*

\(lnCEUB\)

-1.8154***

-1.5780***

-1.4243***

-1.1523***

-0.9222***

-0.6079**

\(Const.\)

12.2501***

11.3185***

10.7154***

9.6483***

8.7453***

7.5118***

  1. ***, **, and * show the significance level at 1%, 5%, and 10%, respectively.