The environmental consequences of foreign aid and key economic indicators: the Sino-Africa perspective

Boamah, Kofi Baah; Du, Jianguo; Mensah, Isaac Adjei; Antwi, Samuel; Siddique, Abdul-Samad; Doku, James Ntiamoah

doi:10.1007/s11356-021-16880-1

Cited by 3 publications

(9 citation statements)

References 31 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

“…Mahalik et al (2021) concluded that energy aid is not effective because it causes damage to the quality of the environment in India. Using the data from 2003 to 2016 with dynamic augmented mean group (AMG) estimator, Boamah et al (2022) showed that foreign aid oriented to construction and infrastructural projects favourably reduced the CO 2 emission in Nigeria and Morocco, while it showed a positive significant link for CO 2 emission in the case of Kenya.…”

Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…In this study, amount of CO 2 emission is used as an indicator for environmental pollution. The CO 2 emission has been a popular indicator for environmental pollution in previous studies (Adeel‐Farooq et al, 2021; Boamah et al, 2022; Dauda et al, 2019; Dong et al, 2019; Ibrahim & Ajide, 2022; Mensah et al, 2018). The higher the CO 2 is released implies that the more air pollution, the worse for the environmental quality.…”

Section: Data and Econometric Approachmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…2003 to 2016 with dynamic augmented mean group (AMG) estimator, Boamah et al (2022) showed that foreign aid oriented to construction and infrastructural projects favourably reduced the CO 2 emission in Nigeria and Morocco, while it showed a positive significant link for CO 2 emission in the case of Kenya.…”

Section: Environmental Consequences Of Foreign Aidmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The energy consumption shows the usage of energy of a country, defined by kg of oil equivalent per capita. The degree of pollution is found to be positively associated with the consumption of energy in Alharthi et al (2021) and Boamah et al (2022). Data of energy consumption were obtained from WB's WDI database.…”

Section: Energy Consumptionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…For example, Mahalik et al (2021) found that foreign aid is harmful to India's environment. In contrast, Boamah et al (2022) showed that foreign aid is beneficial to environmental quality because it reduces the carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) emission in Nigeria and Morocco. The inconclusive results from previous studies may be because these studies used foreign aid in the form of aggregated aid instead of separating aggregated aid into different types.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

See 4 more Smart Citations

Does Aid for Trade affect the quality of the environment? Evidence from Aid for Trade recipient countries

Nguyen

Ly‐My

2023

J of Intl Development

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

The positive impacts of Aid for Trade (AfT) have been well examined on various aspects such as trade, trade liberty, inward foreign direct investment (FDI), infrastructure and so forth. However, the environmental effects of AfT have never been examined, while the environmental impact of foreign aid is already confirmed in the literature. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first paper that investigated the connection between AfT and the quality of the environment in recipient countries. Using data from 100 countries from 2003 to 2019 with system generalised method of moment (GMM) estimator, our research results confirmed that AfT has a negative impact on the environmental quality of recipient countries, and we offer further explanations about this. However, the negative effect of AfT on environmental quality can be varied depending on the institutional quality and level of economic development of recipient countries.

show abstract

Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Data and Econometric Approachmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Environmental Consequences Of Foreign Aidmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Energy Consumptionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

See 3 more Smart Citations

Does Aid for Trade affect the quality of the environment? Evidence from Aid for Trade recipient countries

Nguyen

Ly‐My

2023

J of Intl Development

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

The Function of Green Finance Initiative in Maintaining Ocean Health: Novel Findings From an International Database

2024

Environ�Health�Insights

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

This article empirically analyzes the influence of green finance (GF) on ocean health. Employing 10 indicators and a composite Ocean Health Index (OHI) to measure the efficiency and sustainability of ocean economies, the study spans 9 years across 35 countries. Multiple econometric methodologies, including Feasible Generalized Least Squares (FGLS), Panel-Corrected Standard Errors (PCSE), and the 2-step Generalized Method of Moments (GMM), demonstrate a substantial negative association between GF and ocean health. An extensive analysis of GF’s relationship to the Ocean Health Index (OHI) components indicates that GF negatively impacts each of the 6 aspects of OHI. In the long run, however, when a Pooled Mean Group Autoregressive Distributed Lag (PMG-ARDL) model is used to assess the short- and long-term impacts, the results show a substantial positive association between GF and the ocean health. JEL code: J4; C12

show abstract

Energy Consumption and Environmental Quality in Africa: Does Energy Efficiency Make Any Difference?

Jinapor

Suleman

Cromwell³

2023

Sustainability

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

In line with the quest by policymakers to reduce greenhouse gas emissions towards Agenda 2050 and environmental sustainability, this study examines whether in the remit of Sustainable Development Goal 7, energy efficiency plays a significant role in mitigating environmental concerns associated with energy consumption. We do this by drawing macro-data on 20 sub−Saharan African countries for the period 2000–2020. Evidence based on the dynamic Generalize Method of Moments estimator shows that although overall, energy consumption triggers remarkable environmental setbacks, renewable energy consumption shows a favourable environmental effect. The results further show that energy efficiency is both directly and indirectly effective for reducing environmental pollution. Notably, the study finds that energy efficiency interacts with energy consumption to yield marked greenhouse gas emission reductions measured against carbon and nitrous emissions. In particular, we find that while renewable energy is significant for propelling Africa towards environmental sustainability, non-renewable energy shows a harmful effect. We provide policy recommendations based on the finding that investments in energy efficiency and renewable energy provide solutions to maintaining environmental sustainability. African countries should strive to include renewable energy in their energy mix and improve investments in line with SDG7 and Aspiration 1.7 of Africa’s Agenda 2063.

show abstract

The environmental consequences of foreign aid and key economic indicators: the Sino-Africa perspective

Cited by 3 publications

References 31 publications

Does Aid for Trade affect the quality of the environment? Evidence from Aid for Trade recipient countries

Does Aid for Trade affect the quality of the environment? Evidence from Aid for Trade recipient countries

The Function of Green Finance Initiative in Maintaining Ocean Health: Novel Findings From an International Database

Energy Consumption and Environmental Quality in Africa: Does Energy Efficiency Make Any Difference?

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About