Does Digitalization Promote Sustainable Energy Management Practices?

<jats:p>This chapter develops an empirical connection of digitalization with the energy intensity (EI). It observes the impact of digitalization on sustainable energy management practices (SEMPs) across 99 countries as employing panel data during 2006 – 2023. EI and digital development index (DDI) are used as substitution indicators for SEMPs and digitalization, respectively. Population growth, urbanization, life expectancy, inflation, FDINI, economic development (ED), gross capital formation, consumption expenditure, and per capita total GHGs emissions are applied as control, mediator, EVs and instrumental variables in the empirical analysis. Cobb Douglas production function model is formulated to examine the association among the stated variables. Digitalization and EI have a negative casualty. Manufacturing sector, education expenditure, technological development, gross capital formation, economic development, urbanization and life expectancy are found positive to increase digitalization. Also, REC, FDINI, ED, urbanization and life expectancy have a negative impact on EI.</jats:p>