Achieving the SDGs Through Renewable Energy and Innovation: Evidence From G7 Ecological Resilience Dynamics

It appears in a major gap in the sustainability literature as it combines focus on how renewable energy, technological innovation, and institutional quality relate to form ecological resilience in G7 economies, countries whose scale and technological leadership and global emissions profile are what make them the core of driving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) agenda. The study uses 1996Q1‐2022Q4 quarterly data and an integrated measure (Load Capacity Factor) of the terms with the application of advanced second‐generation panel estimators, including CS‐ARDL, AMG, and CCEMG, to define the short‐run dynamic variables and the long‐run equilibrium effects. It was found that despite the increase in ecological pressure due to the increase in economic growth in the short run, long‐term sustainability is enhanced when economic development is accompanied by the increased use of renewable energy and the achievement of green technologies. The effects are also intensified greatly by institutional quality, meaning that effective governance is necessary to convert technological and energy transitions into environmental benefits. In addition to informing SDGs 7 (clean energy) and 13 (climate action), the results can inform SDG 9 (industry, innovation, and infrastructure), SDG 11 (sustainable cities), and SDG 12 (responsible consumption) by showing how innovation‐governance synergies can be used to produce sustainably and make cities more resilient. The implications of the policy highlight the need to introduce reforms in governance, specific incentives in innovation, and adaptive monitoring systems to ensure that advanced economies may become leaders in the application of global solutions aimed at the attainment of long‐term environmental sustainability. The paper develops the discussion of sustainable development by offering a multi‐dimensional, dynamic context that can explain how the affluent countries can shift to sustainable ecological sustainability.