Dynamic Effect of Oil Resources on Environmental Quality: Testing the Environmental Kuznets Curve Hypothesis for Selected African Countries

Ouédraogo, Mohamed; Peng, Daiyan; Chen, Xi; Xia, Enjun; Sall, Mamoudou Ibrahima

doi:10.3390/su13073649

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“…Therefore, the capacity of energy consumption to increase GHG emissions in the European countries is associated with economic activity, as mentioned above. Several authors found this evidence (e.g., Ouédraogo et al [25]; Shahbaz et al [27]; Mendonça et al [72]; Dogan and Inglesi-Lotz [32]; Nawaz et al [73]; Koengkan et al [36]; and Destek et al [37]). Indeed, the increase in economic activity leads to increased energy consumption from non-renewable energy sources.…”

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“…The environmental Kuznets curve applied to 11 African countries was investigated by Ouédraogo et al [25]. Considering the causality results using Dumitrescu and Hurlin methodology, this empirical study showed bidirectional causality between CO 2 emission and economic growth.…”

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“…As we already know, there exist several drives that lead to the increase of GHGs emissions. Energy, economic growth, globalisation, urbanisation, trade, and transportation, are widely explored in literature (e.g., Squib and Benhmad [22]; Koengkan et al [23]; Leitão [24]; Ouédraogo et al [25]; Balsalobre-Lorente et al [26]; Shahbaz et al [27]; Simionescu [28]; Leitão et al [29]; Nwani [30]; Uzuner et al [31]; Dogan and Inglesi-Lotz [32]; Ike et al [33]; Badulescu et al [34]; Panait et al [35]; Koengkan et al [36]; Destek et al [37]; and Grossman and Kruger [38,39]). Thus, the main objective of this investigation is to explore the effect of BEVs on GHGs emissions in the EU using a macroeconomic approach.…”

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“…Thus, as a rule, empirical studies find a positive association between energy consumption and carbon dioxide emissions, demonstrating that the intensity of non-renewable energy causes environmental damage. Indeed, it stimulates the climate change since this variable is associated with activity economy (e.g., Dogan and Inglesi-Lotz [32]; Ouédraogo et al [25]; Shahbaz et al [27]; Koengkan et al [36]; and Destek et al [37]). It is, thus, possible to observe a bidirectional relationship between the two variables when studies apply Granger causality or the more recent Dumitrescu and Hurlin technique.…”

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Effect of Battery Electric Vehicles on Greenhouse Gas Emissions in 29 European Union Countries

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This analysis explored the effect of battery electric vehicles (BEVs) on greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs) in a panel of twenty-nine countries from the European Union (EU) from 2010 to 2020. The method of moments quantile regression (MM-QR) was used, and the ordinary least squares with fixed effects (OLSfe) was used to verify the robustness of the results. The MM-QR support that in all three quantiles, economic growth causes a positive impact on GHGs. In the 50th and 75th quantiles, energy consumption causes a positive effect on GHGs. BEVs in the 25th, 50th, and 75th quantiles have a negative impact on GHGs. The OLSfe reveals that economic growth has a negative effect on GHGs, which contradicts the results from MM-QR. Energy consumption positively impacts GHGs. BEVs negatively impacts GHGs. Although the EU has supported a more sustainable transport system, accelerating the adoption of BEVs still requires effective political planning to achieve net-zero emissions. Thus, BEVs are an important technology to reduce GHGs to achieve the EU targets of decarbonising the energy sector. This research topic can open policy discussion between industry, government, and researchers, towards ensuring that BEVs provide a climate change mitigation pathway in the EU region.

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“…The threat posed by climate change has intensified interest in the study of economic growth and carbon emissions (CO 2 ). While hydrocarbon fuel reliance and continued carbon emissions have significant effects on the ecosystem and global rising temperatures, sustainable development guarantees the existence of humanity (Ouédraogo et al 2021 ). According to Mesagan and Ekundayo ( 2015 ), a precondition for the attainment of sustainable development as contained in the 2030 global development agenda is for countries to transit to eco-friendly growth and engender an emission-free environment.…”

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Assessing the moderating effect of institutional quality on economic growth—carbon emission nexus in Nigeria

Maduka

Ogwu²,

Ekesiobi

2022

Environ Sci Pollut Res

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This study explores the relationship between economic growth and carbon dioxide and the moderating effect of institutional quality in Nigeria from 1990 to 2020, by employing long-run and short-run dynamic ARDL regression, quartile regression and Granger causality test for the estimation. Utilizing CO 2 per capita emissions; GDP per capita, a proxy for economic growth; capital stock (CAPSTK), proxy for capital investment in Nigeria and control of corruption and regulatory quality (COC and RGQ) which represent the effective environmental regulations and laws put in place for the control and prevention of environmental degradation, the study found a significant cointegration between CO 2 emissions and economic growth (lnGDP) in Nigeria. Furthermore, an N-shaped nexus exists between CO 2 emissions and economic growth in the long-run and short-run instead of the inverted U-shape curve postulated by the EKC hypothesis. This was confirmed by both ARDL and quartile regression results. Similarly, InCAPSTK contributed significantly to the growth of CO 2 emissions in Nigeria both in the long run and short run; although, the short run did so at 10% significant level. Contrary to expectations, control of corruption (COC) contributes significantly to CO 2 emissions in the long run, but when it interacts with income (InGDP COC), it significantly contributes to the reduction of CO 2 emissions. More so, regulatory quality (RGQ) had no significant impact on CO 2 emissions in Nigeria either in the long run or short run, even when it interacts with InGDP. This finding is further supported by the quartile regression outcomes and Granger causality. The study therefore concludes that CO 2 emissions–economic growth nexus in Nigeria assumes an N-shape both in the long run and short run. Based on the results, the study recommends that Government should pursue industrialisation policy with sophisticated method of production that will bring about rapid economic progress and at the same time support environmental sustainability.

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Too poor to be clean? A quantile ARDL assessment of the environmental Kuznets curve in SADC countries

Phiri,

Mhaka,

Taonezvi

2023

Environ Dev Sustain

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The purpose of this study is to investigate whether there is a fit of the environmental Kuznets curve for Southern African development community (SADC) countries. To this end, we estimate a quadratic regression between greenhouse gas emissions (CO2, N20, CH4), per capita income and other controls, using the pooled mean group (PMG) and quantile autoregressive distributive lag (QARDL) models applied to annual data spanning from 1990 to 2021. On one hand, the PMG (Pooled mean group) estimators reveal an EKC fit for CO2 emissions (turning point = $4675), an inverse EKC for CH4 emissions (turning point = $6310) and no fit for the N20 emissions. On the other hand, the QARDL estimators further reveal more significant effects existing at the tail end distributions of the curve for all classes of emissions with turning points in the upper (lower) quantiles being higher (lower) than those from the PMG estimators. Further analysis informs us that only Seychelles have crossed the EKC ‘turning point’ at the upper quantile while the remaining countries are ‘too poor to go green.’ Overall, these findings have implications for the debate on climate justice in Africa.

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Dynamic Effect of Oil Resources on Environmental Quality: Testing the Environmental Kuznets Curve Hypothesis for Selected African Countries

Cited by 16 publications

References 77 publications

Effect of Battery Electric Vehicles on Greenhouse Gas Emissions in 29 European Union Countries

Effect of Battery Electric Vehicles on Greenhouse Gas Emissions in 29 European Union Countries

Assessing the moderating effect of institutional quality on economic growth—carbon emission nexus in Nigeria

Too poor to be clean? A quantile ARDL assessment of the environmental Kuznets curve in SADC countries

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