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...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.展开更多
文摘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.
