Investigating factors affecting renewable energy consumption: A panel data analysis in Sub Saharan Africa

Oluoch, Sydney; Lal, Pankaj; Susaeta, Andres

doi:10.1016/j.envc.2021.100092

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“…Further, [33] investigate the explanatory power of five factors (energy efficiency, oil price, environmental pressure, research and development, and policy) on renewable energy consumption within the countries in Group 20 and conclude that research and development is the leading driving factor for renewable energy consumption in middle-income countries of Group 20, whereas the factor representing policy is the major driver for renewable energy consumption in high-income countries of Group 20. More recently, [34] employ autoregressive distributed lags (ARDL) panel models on a sample of 23 sub-Saharan (SSA) countries over 1998-2014 and find that renewable energy consumption is significantly and positively impacted by the GDP per capita and the education index in the long run, and negatively impacted by CO 2 emissions per capita and the life expectancy index. Lastly, [35] study 39 SSA countries through the generalized method of moments (GMM) and quantile regression and report that REC is positively impacted by financial development and negatively impacted by income inequality.…”

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On the Impact of GDP per Capita, Carbon Intensity and Innovation for Renewable Energy Consumption: Worldwide Evidence

Tudor

Şova

2021

Energies

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The mitigation of climate change through ambitious greenhouse gases emission reduction targets constitutes a current priority at world level, reflected in international, regional and national agendas. Within the common framework for global climate action, an increased reliance on renewable energy sources, which would assist countries to reduce energy imports and cut fossil fuel use, emerged as the solution towards achieving worldwide energy security and sustainability through carbon-neutrality. As such, this study is aimed to investigate the heterogeneous effects of relevant economic and environmental driving factors for renewable energy consumption (REC) that emerge from current policy objectives (GDP per capita, carbon intensity, and research and development) through an empirical analysis of a wide panel of 94 countries, and five income-based subpanels, over the 1995–2019 period, by using heterogeneous panel data fixed-effects estimation techniques (static and dynamic) with robust Driscoll–Kraay standard errors. The results unambiguously indicate that CO2 intensity has a significant mitigating effect on REC at world level, and this relationship is stronger for low-income and very high-income countries. Moreover, GDP per capita promotes REC when it surpasses the 5000 USD threshold, whereas research and development is a major contributor to increase in renewable energy consumption in very high-income countries. As such, for the policy makers, it is necessary to consider the heterogeneity of the drivers of REC in order to issue effective and congruent policies. The effective employment of post-COVID-19 recovery funds constitutes a timely, ideal occasion.

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On the Impact of GDP per Capita, Carbon Intensity and Innovation for Renewable Energy Consumption: Worldwide Evidence

Tudor

Şova

2021

Energies

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“…In the case of developing countries, especially those in sub-Saharan Africa, studies examining pollutant pollution, energy usage, and development nexus are much more scarce and dearth. (Oluoch, Lal, & Susaeta, 2021) found positive effects of renewable energy usage on human development in the long term while considering factors such as the literacy rate and life expectancy. Similar ndings were seen in (Ouedraogo, 2017)'s study, who examined the correlation and causal relationship among HDI, energy usage, and electricity usage in the Economic Community of West African States(ECOWAS).…”

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Dynamic Nexus Among CO2 Emissions, Fossil Energy Usage and Human Development in East Africa: New Insight From Novel DARDL Simulations

Dumor

Kursah

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This study investigates the relationship among CO2 emissions, human development index, and fossil energy usage. Essentially, the study was informed by the Sustainable Development Goal 7, which stipulates universal access to renewable and contemporary energy technologies. We employed the novel dynamic autoregressive-distributed lag (DARDL) simulations with a dataset spanning between1980 and 2020 from East Africa Community (EAC). The study revealed that human development, access to electricity, and trade have a strong correlation with carbon emissions in the long term, whereas fossil energy usage and economic growth have a negative connection with carbon emission. On the other hand, in the short run, human development and fossil energy usage have a positive correlation with carbon emission, while economic growth and foreign direct investment have a negative correlation with carbon emission. Thus, policies that are tailored to enhance the political environment in East Africa are crucial to ensuring realistic access to clean and modern electricity.

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“…The study of integrated series in panel data has progressed signi cantly since the pioneering studies of Levin and others (Quah 1994), and panel unit root tests have been applied to various disciplines. Several studies have since applied panel unit root test in this eld of research from different perspectives, particularly for determining the relationships among energy consumption, CO 2 emission, and economic growth and mostly focusing on the Sub-Saharan African region (Adams et al 2016, Esso &Keho 2016, Oluoch et al 2021. The references in the other cluster (green) were led by Pegels (2010) with 48 co-citations.…”

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Current trends and future perspective of renewable energy research in Africa; A Bibliometric analysis

Afrane

Ampah

Aboagye

2021

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Several countries across the African continent have been challenged with energy crisis for decades. A growing number of studies have identified renewable energies as a sustainable way for Africa to address its persisting energy situation, as the continent has in abundance some of the popular renewable energy sources. However, little has been reported in the body of literature about this growing research area's global mapping and knowledge domain. By bridging this gap in research, it becomes easy to identify which authors, countries, organizations/institutions are likely to produce research that paves the way for the easy penetration of renewable energy into the existing African energy mix. Moreover, potential investors in the continent’s renewable energy can easily identify the most popular and advantageous renewable energy to invest in. Thus, the current study seeks to achieve these aims by conducting a bibliometric analysis on 1037 publications extracted from the Web of Science Core Collection using the VOSviewer software. The results from the study revealed a growing interest in Africa’s renewable energy, with a 200% increase within the last five years. The most productive journal, institution, and country in this subject have been Energy Policy, University of Cape Town, and South Africa, respectively. Research hotspots under different study themes also revealed that ‘solar energy,’ ‘CO2 emissions,’ and ‘rural electrification’ are hot issues that have gained maximum attention over the years. Results from the current study provide a paradigm for the development of Africa’s renewable energy sector.

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Investigating factors affecting renewable energy consumption: A panel data analysis in Sub Saharan Africa

Cited by 43 publications

References 48 publications

On the Impact of GDP per Capita, Carbon Intensity and Innovation for Renewable Energy Consumption: Worldwide Evidence

On the Impact of GDP per Capita, Carbon Intensity and Innovation for Renewable Energy Consumption: Worldwide Evidence

Dynamic Nexus Among CO2 Emissions, Fossil Energy Usage and Human Development in East Africa: New Insight From Novel DARDL Simulations

Current trends and future perspective of renewable energy research in Africa; A Bibliometric analysis

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