摘要
The study examines the impact of economic growth,energy use and population growth on carbon emissions in sub Saharan Africa:Kenya,Nigeria,Botswana,Benin,Togo and Mauritius for the period of1990-2014.The study employed unit root test,co-integration test,VECM(Vector Error Correction Model)and FMOLS(Fully Modified Ordinary Least-Square)as methodologies to model the causality and linear relationships amongst the variables.The VECM was used to identify the long-run causality and asymptotic convergence among the variables.The results reveal that an increase in energy use and population growth by1%would cause an increase in CO2(Carbon Dioxide)concentration by0.08%and0.22%correspondingly,whereas in the long-run1%increase of energy use increases economic output by0.09%.As the economy grows without contributing to carbon emissions,governments should invest more in renewable energy.Governments should also come up with policies to regulate population growth and fossil energy use.
