On the search for environmental sustainability in Africa: the role of governance

Adekunle, Ibrahim Ayoade

doi:10.1007/s11356-020-11432-5

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“…This implies that a percentage increase in energy used per capita will induce a 0.137 per cent increase in Nigeria's carbon dioxide emission. This results reaffirm greater energy consumption and increase carbon emission relations as observed in the work of Cheng and Yao (2021); Adekunle (2020). Also, GDP per capita is positive and statistically significant at 1%.…”

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Fuel subsidies and carbon emission: evidence from asymmetric modelling

Adekunle

Oseni

2021

Environ Sci Pollut Res

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It is expected that fuel subsidy removal should hinder carbon emissions growth through low energy consumption channels amid higher energy prices. However, outliers in this theoretical disposition make empirical proof of the fuel subsidy-carbon intensity apt and primitive. Despite established fuel subsidy abolishment gains for climate and economic welfare, the relevance, magnitude and policy implications remain dimly. This paper employs the non-linear autoregressive distributed lag (NARDL) estimation procedure to gauge the contemporaneous influence of fuel subsidy for carbon intensity in Nigeria. Findings revealed that fuel subsidy removal inversely relates to Nigeria's carbon emission in the short-run and long run. The study recommends complementary policy option that ensures additional financial savings to the government should be invested in public sector growth that can cushion the effect of relative income loss to the citizenry. The Nigerian government should ensure measures are kept in place to discourage over-consumption of alternative energy (for example, coal) that could also threaten the green economy paradox.

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Fuel subsidies and carbon emission: evidence from asymmetric modelling

Adekunle

Oseni

2021

Environ Sci Pollut Res

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“…Population growth is exerting significant pressure on the earth's finite environmental resources, forcing governments to search for approaches that guarantee sustainable resource use (Adekunle 2020). Growing unsustainable resource use and declining environmental quality remains a preoccupying global issue with several attendant effects, including food insecurity (IPCC 2014).…”

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“…Furthermore, SSA's economy contracted by 3% in 2020-indicating an over 5% drop in real per capita income, compared to 2013 levels (IMF 2020). This paradox is, at least, partially rooted in poor resource governance regimes that failed to address issues of accountability, transparency, participation and conflict management-thereby compromising sustainable resource management (Ayee 2014;Arthur 2014;Adekunle 2020). The paradox has seemingly assumed a perennial attribute, as resource conflicts, rather than resource transformation cases are on the rise.…”

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Nexus approach and environmental resource governance in Sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review

2022

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Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) is replete with significant environmental resources including forests, water, land, and energy; although its transition to a bio-resource economy is yet to be actualized. Consequently, there are limited socio-economic gains from resource valorization. These challenges which stall progress towards the attainment of several interlinked sustainable development goals, are rooted, among others in resource governance defects. Furthermore, the persistence of knowledge fragmentation on resource governance shades possibilities for an in-depth theorizing of the nexus approach. In this light, two questions beg for answers: (i) To what extent are governance indicators captured in empirical studies on the nexus approach in SSA? (ii) What questions and approaches should inform future research on the nexus approach in SSA? To answer these questions, this paper systematically reviews 100 peer-reviewed articles (with 154 cases) that address governance questions in nexus studies within the broad framework of bioeconomy transitioning in SSA. Using the PROFOR analytical framework, our analysis reveals the following: (1) Although sub-regional variations exist in the application of nexus thinking, the overall emphasis in SSA is on first-level resource transformation. (2) With only 5% of studies explicitly mentioning the nexus approach, there is a strong indication for nexus thinking to be prioritized in future research. (3) While efficiency is the most recurrent in the literature (69%), its assurance in resource nexus and transformation is insignificant. (4) Interlinked questions of equity, participation, transparency, and conflict management have not been sufficiently addressed in studies on the nexus approach. The paper suggests an urgent need for in-depth, multi-country, and interdisciplinary research on these governance parameters in the nexus approach, as prerequisite to advancing the science–policy intercourse in nexus thinking in SSA.

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“…The United Nations has placed a sharper focus on environmental conservation and has urged the entire globe to be united in keeping the environment healthy. Therefore, it is recommended that governments and institutions offer the primary step for the transition to the pursuit of environmental protection (Adekunle, 2021). Moreover, the 2030 Agenda of Sustainable Development calls for a need to create global awareness of sustainable development and to encourage healthy living.…”

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Encouraging pro‐environmental behavior in university employees: An approach toward environmental sustainability as moderated by green organizational culture

Khan

Terason

2021

Journal Community Psychology

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Global warming is occurring at an alarming rate, with climate change creating severe water-related hazards that are at the top of the natural disasters list. The highest human losses have been recorded in the past 50 years based on world meteorological organization calculations. Thus, everyone needs to play their part in environmental sustainability (ES). This will require a change in behavior; therefore, the current study considered pro-environmental behavior (PEB) crucial to ES among university employees. The moderating effect of green organizational culture (GOC) on the relationship between PEB and ES was also investigated. As it is typical of a Thai public university to expend a considerable amount of natural resources in the process of conducting its routine academic and operational activities, it is a setting worthy of investigation. The higher education sector is rarely explored in the areas of resource use and conservation; for this reason, this study was specifically targeted at the human factor in this specialized setting. A survey was performed on the faculty members of Thai public universities to verify the model. It was found that PEB influenced ES, and GOC moderated the relationship between PEB and ES. The results encompassed six dimensions of PEB and the moderating effect of GOC in the context of higher educational institutions. The findings have provided new insights into PEB intervention and modification

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On the search for environmental sustainability in Africa: the role of governance

Cited by 38 publications

References 75 publications

Fuel subsidies and carbon emission: evidence from asymmetric modelling

Fuel subsidies and carbon emission: evidence from asymmetric modelling

Nexus approach and environmental resource governance in Sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review

Encouraging pro‐environmental behavior in university employees: An approach toward environmental sustainability as moderated by green organizational culture

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