The nexus between access to energy, poverty reduction and PM2.5 in Sub-Saharan Africa: New evidence from the generalized method of moments estimators

Koçak, Emrah; Çelik, Bekir

doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.154377

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“…also submit that energy poverty reduces economic growth. Similarly, , Kocak andCelik (2022), andPereira et al (2019) conclude that poverty alleviation in any form reduces environmental pollution and strengthens environmental quality.…”

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The moderating role of financial development in energy poverty–sustainable environment linkages: evidence from Africa

Dada,

Ajide,

Al-Faryan

2024

MEQ

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PurposeDriven by the Sustainable Development Goals (goals 7, 8, 12 and 13), this study investigates the moderating role of financial development in the link between energy poverty and a sustainable environment in African nations.Design/methodology/approachPanel cointegration analysis, fully modified least squares, Driscoll and Kraay least squares and method of moments quantile regression were used as estimation techniques to examine the link between financial development, energy poverty and sustainable environment for 28 African nations. Energy poverty is measured using two proxies-access to clean energy and access to electricity, while the environment is gauged using ecological footprint.FindingsThe regression outcomes show that access to clean energy and electricity negatively impacts the ecological footprint across all the quantiles; hence, energy poverty increases environmental degradation. Financial development positively influences environmental degradation in the region at the upper quantiles. Similarly, the interactive term of energy poverty and financial development has a significant positive impact on ecological footprint; thus, the financial sector adds to energy poverty and environmental degradation. The results of other variables hint that per capita income and institutions worsen environmental quality while urbanisation strengthens the environment.Originality/valueThis study offers fresh insights into the moderating effect of financial development in the link between energy poverty and sustainable environment in African countries.

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Section: Results Of Panel Long Run Estimationmentioning

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The moderating role of financial development in energy poverty–sustainable environment linkages: evidence from Africa

Dada,

Ajide,

Al-Faryan

2024

MEQ

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“…The people's perception of environmental quality is directly related to objective environmental pollution. PM2.5 is one of the main sources of air pollution and is widely used as a measure of environmental pollution (Cao, Kostka, & Xu, 2019; Koçak & Çelik, 2022; VoPham et al, 2022). Therefore, the concentration of PM2.5 should be not a weak instrumental variable for environmental quality perception.…”

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How does environmental quality perception influence people's fertility intention? Evidence from China

Zhang

Gong

2022

Australian Economic Papers

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The ongoing population aging and few children are major challenges for human sustainable development in the 21st century. While the external environment is a crucial factor determining people's behaviour, the potential effects of subjective environmental quality on an individual's fertility decision‐making remain poorly understood. Using data from the Chinese General Social Survey, this research has examined the relationship between environmental quality perception and fertility intention in China. Results reveal that an increase in environmental quality perception can significantly promote people's fertility intention. Our study proposes and verifies two pathways through which environmental quality perception affects fertility intention, namely, well‐being and future expectation. This facilitating effect is greater for people with poor socio‐economic conditions. The findings indicate that policymakers should coordinate environmental protection and population policies to promote sustainable development and design various tools targeted based on people's socio‐economic background.

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“…Based on these arguments, we argue that urbanization spurs the negative effect of poverty on environmental degradation. Moreover, existing studies have not examined the interactive effect of urbanization and poverty to the best of our knowledge (Awad and Warsame 2022 ; Hussain et al 2022 ; Kocak and Çelik 2022 ).…”

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“…The United Nations classifies the SSA region as one of the world’s poorest regions, with 31 countries classified as “least developed countries.” Although urban economic development helps alleviate poverty, it comes with the risk of environmental deterioration (Li et al 2022 ; Behera and Sethi 2022 ). Though a flourishing body of literature documents the interconnectedness between poverty and environmental degradation, the effect of poverty on environmental degradation is theoretically conflicting and empirically inconclusive (Cheng et al 2018 ; Khan 2021 ; Kousar and Shabbir 2021 ; Rao et al 2020 ; Awad and Warsame 2022 ; Kocak and Celik 2022 ). The nexus between environmental degradation and poverty has been viewed in such a manner that the poor people are regarded as both victims as well as causes of the environmental pollution in the SSA region.…”

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An empirical investigation of the effects of poverty and urbanization on environmental degradation: the case of sub-Saharan Africa

Rakshit

Jain

Sharma

et al. 2023

Environ Sci Pollut Res

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This study empirically investigates the effects of poverty and urbanization on environmental degradation for a sample of 43 sub-Saharan African (SSA) economies from 1995 to 2018. The major contribution of the study lies in examining the existence of non-linear effects of poverty and urbanization on environmental degradation. We considered a set of institutional and demographic factors to explain the dynamics among poverty, urbanization, and environmental degradation. Findings suggest that an increase in the poverty gap significantly contributes towards intensifying environmental degradation in SSA countries. Results also show the existence of a non-linear relationship between poverty and environmental degradation. The findings purpose several crucial policy recommendations which necessitate the participation of different stakeholders such as government, institutions, researchers, non-profit organizations and citizens for the effective implementations of environment-friendly policies. A battery of robustness tests confirms the validity of the main findings of the study.

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The nexus between access to energy, poverty reduction and PM2.5 in Sub-Saharan Africa: New evidence from the generalized method of moments estimators

Cited by 37 publications

References 115 publications

The moderating role of financial development in energy poverty–sustainable environment linkages: evidence from Africa

The moderating role of financial development in energy poverty–sustainable environment linkages: evidence from Africa

How does environmental quality perception influence people's fertility intention? Evidence from China

An empirical investigation of the effects of poverty and urbanization on environmental degradation: the case of sub-Saharan Africa

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