Zakari, AbdulrasheedAdedoyin, Festus FataiBekun, Festus Victor2024-09-112024-09-1120240944-1344https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-024-33077-4https://hdl.handle.net/11363/8292The Publisher has retracted this article in agreement with the Editor-in-Chief. An investigation by the publisher found a number of articles, including this one, with a number of concerns, including but not limited to compromised peer review process, inappropriate or irrelevant references, containing nonstandard phrases or not being in scope of the journal. Based on the investigation's findings the publisher, in consultation with the Editor-in-Chief therefore no longer has confidence in the results and conclusions of this article. The authors disagree with the retraction. © The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany, part of Springer Nature 2024.eninfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessenergy consumption; erratum; human; Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development; pharmacoeconomics; policy; uncertaintyRetraction note: The effect of energy consumption on the environment in the OECD countries: economic policy uncertainty perspectives (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, (2021), 28, 37, (52295-52305), 10.1007/s11356-021-14463-8)Erratum31182749110.1007/s11356-024-33077-4385232192-s2.0-85188513618Q1