Shakeel, MuhammadNobre, Catarina2026-05-152026-05-152024-11-11Shakeel M and Nobre C (2024) Do clean fuel and trade-openness reduce environmental degradation in China: evidence from asymmetric model. Front. Energy Res. 12:1385170. doi: 10.3389/fenrg.2024.13851702296-598Xhttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.26/63152This study investigates the relationship between economic growth, clean fuel utilization, trade, and environmental pollution. By focusing on the potential of clean fuels and trade in reducing pollution, this research aims to understand their role in promoting environmental sustainability in China from 1990 to 2020engclean fuelstrade opennessGDPenvironmental degradationnonlinear ARDLresearch article2026-03-12cv-prod-421444510.3389/fenrg.2024.1385170