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Trade and FDI thresholds of CO2 emissions for a green economy in Sub-Saharan Africa

Asongu, Simplice; Odhiambo, Nicholas M. - 2020

This research focuses on assessing how improving openness influences CO2 emissions in Sub-Saharan Africa. It is based on 49 countries in SSA for the period 2000-2018 divided into: (i) 44 countries in SSA for the period 2000-2012; and (ii) 49 countries for the period 2006- 2018. Openness is measured...

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The role of globalization in modulating the effect of environmental degradation on inclusive human development

Asongu, Simplice; Odhiambo, Nicholas M. - 2020

This study assesses how globalisation modulates the effect of environmental degradation on inclusive human development in 44 countries in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), using data for the period 2000 to 2012. The empirical results are based on the Generalized Method of Moments (GMM). The following...

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Environmental degradation, ICT and inclusive development in Sub-Saharan Africa

Asongu, Simplice; Le Roux, Sara; Biekpe, Nicholas - 2017

. The findings broadly show that ICT can be employed to dampen the potentially negative effect of environmental pollution on …

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Environmental degradation and inclusive human development in Sub -Saharan Africa

Asongu, Simplice; Odhiambo, Nicholas M. - 2018

In the light of challenges to sustainable development in the post-2015 development agenda, this study assesses how increasing carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions affect inclusive human development in 44 countries in sub-Saharan Africa for the period 2000-2012. The following findings are established...

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Assessment of the influence of institutions and globalization on environmental pollution for open and closed economies

Gyamfi, Bright Akwasi; Agozie, Divine Quase; Ali, … - 2024

As the environmental sustainability effectiveness of various political systems is taken into consideration, it is doubtful as to whether the presumption of the overall efficiency of democracy can be sustained in global governance architecture. The effectiveness of autocracies and democracies...

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Foreign investment, international trade and environmental sustainability : exploring ecological footprints in 37 African countries

Iheonu, Chimere Okechukwu; Emeka, Ekene; Asongu, Simplice; … - 2022

This study complements existing literature by examining the short-run heterogeneous and longrun homogeneous impacts of foreign direct investment (FDI) and international trade on ecological footprints in 37 African countries for the period 1990 to 2019. Utilizing the pooled mean group estimator,...

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Promoting environmental sustainability in Africa : evidence from governance synergy

Traoré, Awa; Ndour, Cheikh T.; Asongu, Simplice - 2023

The present study complements the extant literature by assessing how environmental sustainability can be promoted by means of policies that entail the simultaneous implementation of six governance dynamics, notably, political governance (political stability/ no violence and 'voice &...

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Foreign investment, international trade and environmental sustainability : exploring ecological footprints in 37 African countries

Iheonu, Chimere Okechukwu; Emeka, Ekene; Asongu, Simplice; … - 2023

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Searching for sustainable footprints : does ICT increase CO2 emissions?

Shobande, Olatunji Abdul; Asongu, Simplice - 2022

Generally, the revolutionary idea behind using information and communication technology (ICT) has improved potential productivity in many industries, particularly in Africa. ICT is an essential tool in the oil and gas industry and plays a complementary role in technological dynamics and...

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Heterogeneous analysis of pollution abatement via renewable and nonrenewable energy : lessons from investment in G20 nations

Ajide, Kazeem Bello; Mesagan, Peter Ekundayo - 2022

these pollution concerns, particularly among the G20 economies that are top pollution emitters in the world. Unlike other … mediators in energy-pollution nexus, capital investment has been argued to ameliorate or amplify the relationship. To this end …, the study specifically sets out to unravel the mediating role of capital investment in energy-pollution link together with …

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