Natural　resource　rents　(NRR)　and　economic　policies　are　considerably　studied　to　determine　ecological　footprints.　Currently,　due　to　global　uncertainty,　renewable　energy　adoption,　and　increasing　urbanization,　every　economy　is　facing　challenges　to　control　its　ecological　footprints.　The　available　literature　on　the　said　linkages　in　the　emerging　seven　economies　is　inconclusive.　Therefore,　this　study　is　designed　to　re-estimate　the　linkages　of　NRR,　urbanization　(URB),　economic　policy　uncertainty　(EPU),　energy　structure　(ES),　and　EFP　under　the　“Environment　Kuznets　Curve　(EKC)　hypothesis.”　Data　from　1992　to　2020　is　used　for　empirical　evidence,　along　with　robust　econometric　calculations.　The　EKC　hypothesis　does　not　apply　to　the　E7　economies,　according　to　the　findings.　The　energy　structure　is　assisting　in　limiting　ecological　footprints　and　hence　aids　in　environmental　cleanup.　The　role　of　NRR,　EPU,　and　URB　in　limiting　the　EF,　on　the　other　hand,　is　not　encouraging.　To　minimize　environmental　degradation,　emerging　economies　should　reconsider　their　economic　policies,　natural　resource　rents,　and　rapid　urbanization.　©　2022,　The　Author(s),　under　exclusive　licence　to　Springer-Verlag　GmbH　Germany,　part　of　Springer　Nature.