Ensuring sustainable consumption and production pattern in Africa: Evidence from green energy perspectives

被引：74

作者：

Zakari, Abdulrasheed ^{[1
,2
]}

Tawiah, Vincent ^{[3
]}

Khan, Irfan ^{[1
]}

Alvarado, Rafael ^{[4
]}

Li, Guo ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Beijing Inst Technol, Sch Management & Econ, Beijing, Peoples R China

[2] Alma Mater Europaea ECM Maribor, Maribor, Slovenia

[3] Dublin City Univ, DCU Business Sch, Dublin, Ireland

[4] Univ Espiritu Santo, Esai Business Sch, Samborondon 091650, Ecuador

来源：

ENERGY POLICY | 2022年 / 169卷

基金：

中国国家自然科学基金;

关键词：

Africa; Renewable energy consumption; Sustainable consumption and production; pattern; PSCE; IV-GMM; Quantile regression; CO2; EMISSIONS; RENEWABLE ENERGY; ECONOMIC-GROWTH; FINANCIAL DEVELOPMENT; IMPACT; ELECTRICITY; AGRICULTURE; COUNTRIES; INCOME; NEXUS;

D O I：

10.1016/j.enpol.2022.113183

中图分类号：

F [经济];

学科分类号：

02 ;

摘要：

Aligning to the 2030 United Nations Sustainable Development Goal (SDGs) 12, we investigate the role of renewable energy in achieving sustainable consumption and production pattern in Africa. This study addresses the question: whether the use of renewable energy helps achieve production and consumption patterns free from environmental degradation? We use panel data on 14 African countries from 2002 to 2014 and a robust econometric approach such as panel corrected standard error (PSCE), instrumental generalized method of moment (IV-GMM), and quantile regressions. We find that (1) renewable energy consumption helped to achieve a consumption and production pattern that is free from environmental degradation; (2) there is a significant positive heterogeneous effect of renewable energy consumption on sustainable consumption and production pattern, but the impact level dropped in the long-run. In light of this, we recommend that African countries invest in green energy to achieve sustainable production and consumption patterns.

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