ICT-trade and pollution in Africa: Do governance and regulation matter?

Evans, Olaniyi; Mesagan, Ekundayo Peter

doi:10.1016/j.jpolmod.2022.06.003

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“…A negative relationship between renewable energy (−0.004*) and FDI (−1.61* × 10 −11 ) with GHG is confirmed [ 16 , 17 ]. Total population (8.68* × 10 −6 ) and trade (0.316*) are positively related to GHG emissions [ 8 , 53 , 54 ]. Total population and trade increased the level of GHG emissions in G-8 countries, while the other variables' negative signs confirmed their declining contribution toward GHG emissions [ 55 ].…”

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Elongating the role of renewable energy and sustainable foreign direct investment on environmental degradation

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2023

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“…Foreign direct investment is a critical player in economic growth [ 7 ]. FDI is equally important for developing and developed countries to boost the scale of development, and continuous efforts and strategies are designed to attract FDI [ 8 ]. FDI helps to open a window toward the world and explore the channels of economic growth.…”

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Elongating the role of renewable energy and sustainable foreign direct investment on environmental degradation

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Mohsin

2023

Heliyon

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“…Similarly, Ni et al (2022) found that FBS increases the LCF in 11 countries. Evans and Mesagan (2022) employed panel data estimators and concluded that the impact of ICT on CO 2 emissions varies depend on cross sectional dependence (CSD). Considering CSD, the authors noted that ICT reduced pollution.…”

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A Sustainable Development Assessment for the Load Capacity Factor and Carbon Footprint in India: The Role of Information and Communication Technologies, Renewable Energy, and Structural Changes

Pata,

Destek

2023

The Journal of Environment & Development

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The increase in India’s carbon emissions and the decline in its environmental quality are a threat to the realization of the global sustainable development goals (SDGs). Minimizing the negative environmental impacts from fossil fuels through analysis of the determinants of India’s ecological quality is an important research topic. The objective of this study is to examine the impact of information and communication technologies (ICT), renewable energy, and structural changes on environmental quality in India. In this context, the study uses the novel Fourier quantile causality test for the period 1995m1-2021m12. The results of the study show that structural changes have no impact on carbon footprint and load capacity factor, while renewable energy and ICT contribute to the improvement of environmental quality. Based on the findings of the study, the Indian government is recommended to rise investment in ICT and renewable energy to pursue a growth strategy in line with the SDGs.

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“…For South Africa, fossil fuel consumption rose from 84.2% to 86.7%, and CO 2 increased from 371.6 MT to 467.7 MT. Morocco's fossil fuel consumption moved from 86.5% to 88.4%, and pollution increased from 31.6 MT to 56.5 MT (see Evans and Mesagan, 2022). Therefore, assessing pollution reduction through the capital investment and financial development channels in energy-dependent nations is essential and timely.…”

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The mediating role of capital investment and financial sector in the energy-pollution discourse

Mesagan,

2023

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PurposeThe authors analyse the interactive influence of energy use, capital investment and finance on pollution in energy-dependent African countries.Design/methodology/approachThe study analyses data from 5 selected energy-dependent African nations (i.e. Algeria, Egypt, Nigeria, Morocco and South Africa) between 1981 and 2020 using the fully modified ordinary least squares (FMOLS) approach.FindingsThe panel result reveals that capital investment and energy interaction and financial development and capital investment moderation reduce pollution in all the countries. However, for country-specific results, the interaction of investment and energy lowers emissions in Algeria, South Africa, Nigeria and Morocco but increases pollution in Egypt. Similarly, except for Egypt, financial development and capital investment interaction offset pollution in Algeria, Nigeria, South Africa and Morocco.Research limitations/implicationsThe limitation of the study stems from the inability to extend the scope to cover the entire African region. However, the fact that the authors selected the most prominent African nations in the sample to enable us to set the template for other smaller nations to follow makes the study tenable in its present form.Practical implicationsEnergy-dependent African countries should invest in eco-friendly machines, technologies and equipment to lower pollution vis-à-vis production expansion.Originality/valueThe present research is more expansive by combining the finance and capital investment channels in the quest for decarbonising emerging African nations. Moreover, this is a comparative study, unlike past studies that mainly deploy a one-size-fits-all approach.

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ICT-trade and pollution in Africa: Do governance and regulation matter?

Cited by 32 publications

References 44 publications

Elongating the role of renewable energy and sustainable foreign direct investment on environmental degradation

Elongating the role of renewable energy and sustainable foreign direct investment on environmental degradation

A Sustainable Development Assessment for the Load Capacity Factor and Carbon Footprint in India: The Role of Information and Communication Technologies, Renewable Energy, and Structural Changes

The mediating role of capital investment and financial sector in the energy-pollution discourse

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