COP27 Climate Change Conference: Urgent action needed for Africa and the world

Zielinski, Chris

doi:10.1177/02692163221134453

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“…In spite of the global resolve during the 21st Conference of Parties (COP21), contained in the 2015 Paris Agreement to mitigate climate change impacts by providing climate finance to developing economies, these countries are yet to reap the expected benefits to enable them cope with environmental challenges (Zielinski, 2023). Moreover, the acute financial difficulties faced by these developing countries further inhibit the acceleration of the energy transition process with the potential of mitigating pollution emissions.…”

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Energy transition and pollution emissions in developing countries: are renewable energies guilty?

Achuo

Ojöng

2023

IJDI

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Purpose This study aims to examine the effects of energy transition on pollution emissions in Africa. In addition, it explores the indirect channels through which energy consumption impacts environmental quality. Design/methodology/approach The study uses system Generalised Method of Moments approach for a panel of 51 developing African countries over the 1996–2020 period. Findings The results show that fossil fuel and renewable energy consumption increase pollution emissions. The environment-degrading effect of renewable energy in Africa is however counter-intuitive, though the results are robust across regional economic blocks and income groups except for upper-middle-income countries where energy consumption is environment enhancing. Moreover, the results show that the environmental impacts of non-renewable energy consumption are modulated through financial development and information and communication technology (ICT) adoption, leading to respective positive net effects of 0.04460796 and 0.07682873. This is up to respective policy thresholds of 203.265 and 137.105 of financial development and ICT adoption, respectively, when the positive net effects are nullified. Practical implications Contingent on the results, the study suggests the need for African countries to develop sound financial systems and encourage the use of green technologies, to ensure that energy transition effectively contributes to emissions reduction. Policymakers in Africa should also be aware of the critical levels of financial development and ICT, beyond which complementary policies are required for non-renewable energy consumption to maintain a negative impact on environmental degradation. Originality/value Firstly, extant studies on the nexus between energy transition and environmental degradation in Africa are very sparse. Therefore, this study fills the existing research gap by comprehensively examining the effects of energy transition on pollution emissions across 51 African economies. Additionally, besides accounting for the direct environmental effects of energy transition, the current study accounts for the indirect channels through which the environmental impacts of energy transition are modulated. Hence, this study provides critical thresholds for the policy modulating variables, which enlighten policymakers on the necessity of designing complementary policies once the modulating variables attain the established thresholds.

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Energy transition and pollution emissions in developing countries: are renewable energies guilty?

Achuo

Ojöng

2023

IJDI

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“…Thiel and Richie [12] describe ‘rejecting health care overuse’ as an act of beneficence by reducing both patients and global citizens’ risk of climate change induced health harms. As mentioned, the majority of LVC occurs in HIC settings, while environmental harms disproportionally impact LMIC settings [20, 21]. It is also important to note emerging research that identifies increasing overuse issues in low-resource settings [36].…”

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“…By definition, LVC generates carbon emissions, waste, and pollution without improving patient or population health [15, 19]. In addition, LVC occurs most often in high-income country (HIC) settings—settings where access and resources are abundant [20] while the environmental impact of LVC, in the form of GHG emissions for example, disproportionally impacts marginalized groups and those in low- and middle-income country (LMIC) settings [12, 21].…”

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Mapping the environmental co-benefits of reducing low-value care: a scoping review and bibliometric analysis

Parker,

Hunter,

Born

et al. 2024

Preprint

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Background: Reducing low-value care (LVC) and improving healthcare’s climate readiness are critical factors to improve the sustainability of health systems across the globe. Care practices that have been deemed low or no value, in effect, generate carbon emissions, waste and pollution without improving patient or population health. There is nascent, but growing, research and evaluation to inform practice change focused on the environmental co-benefits of reducing LVC. The objective of this study was to develop foundational knowledge of this field through a scoping review and bibliometric analysis. Methods: We searched four databases, Medline, Embase, Scopus and CINAHL, each from inception to July 2023. We followed established scoping review and bibliometric analysis methodology to collect and analyze the data. Publication characteristics, healthcare and environmental sustainability focus (scoping review); authors, institutions, institution countries, and collaborations (bibliometric analysis) data were collected. Findings: 145 publications met inclusion criteria and were published between 2013 – July 2023; with over 80% published since 2020. Empirical studies represented 21% while commentary, editorials or opinions represented 51% of publications. The majority focused on healthcare generally (27%), followed by laboratory testing (14%), and medications (14%). Empirical publications covered a broad range of environmental issues with general and practice-specific ‘Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions’, ‘waste management’ and ‘resource use’ as most common topics. Reducing practice-specific ‘GHG emissions’ was the most common reported environmental outcome. The bibliometric analysis revealed numerous international collaboration networks of prolific authors producing work across healthcare practices and settings, studying numerous environmental sustainability issues. Conclusions: This study reveals that research and evaluation to inform practice change on the environmental co-benefits of reducing LVC is growing internationally, across multiple healthcare and environmental areas. Results demonstrate a need and opportunity for the emerging community to clarify approaches and strengthen the evidence-base through further empirical work in the field.

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“…At the COP meetings, member countries share their progress in reducing greenhouse gas emissions, discuss adaptation strategies, address financing for climate action, and explore ways to enhance international cooperation on climate change. The COP serves as a platform for countries to collaborate, exchange knowledge, and make commitments towards a sustainable and low-carbon future (Zielinski 2023 ). The Paris Agreement, which was adopted at COP21 in 2015, is one of the key international agreements aimed at combatting climate change.…”

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An assessment of the strategies for the energy-critical elements necessary for the development of sustainable energy sources

Krishna

Dhass

Arya

et al. 2023

Environ Sci Pollut Res

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There have been several strategies developed to increase the diversified supply of energy so that it can meet all of the future demands for energy. As a result, to ensure a healthy and sustainable energy future, it is imperative to warrant reliable and diverse energy supply sources if the “green energy economy” is to be realized. The purpose of developing and deploying clean energy technologies is to improve our overall energy security, reduce our carbon footprint, and ensure that the generation of energy is secure and reliable in the future, making sure that we can spur economic growth in the future. In this paper, advancements in alternative sources of energy sustainability and strategies will be examined to ensure there will be enough fuel to supply all the future demands for energy. Several emerging clean energy technologies rely heavily on the availability of materials that exhibit unique properties that are necessary for their development. This paper examines the roles that rare earth and other energy-critical materials play in securing a clean energy economy and the development of clean energy economies in general. For the development of these technologies to be successful and sustainable, a number of these energy-critical materials are at risk of becoming unavailable. This is due to their limited availability, disruptions in supply, and a lack of suitable resources for their development. An action plan focusing on producing energy-critical materials in energy-efficient ways is discussed as part of an initiative to advance the development of clean and sustainable energy.

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COP27 Climate Change Conference: Urgent action needed for Africa and the world

Cited by 12 publications

References 8 publications

Energy transition and pollution emissions in developing countries: are renewable energies guilty?

Energy transition and pollution emissions in developing countries: are renewable energies guilty?

Mapping the environmental co-benefits of reducing low-value care: a scoping review and bibliometric analysis

An assessment of the strategies for the energy-critical elements necessary for the development of sustainable energy sources

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