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Exploring the contribution of energy price to carbon emissions in African countries

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The increasing level of greenhouse gas carbon emission currently exacerbates the devastating effect of global warming on the Earth’s ecosystem. Energy usage is one of the most important determinants that is increasing the amount of carbon gases being released. Simultaneously, the level of energy usage is derived by the price, and therefore, this study examines the contribution of energy price to carbon gas emissions in thirteen African nations for the period spanning 1990 to 2017. It does this by utilising the cross-sectional dependence (CD), augmented mean group (AMG) and pooled mean group (PMG) panel modelling methods. The findings of the AMG model suggest that a 1% increase in energy price leads to a 0.02% decrease in carbon emission. The results further reveal that a 1% increase in energy intensity and technological innovation leads to 0.04% and 3.65% increase in carbon emission, respectively, in the selected African countries. Findings will help policymakers to implement effective energy price policies to reduce carbon emissions and achieve sustainable development goals especially in the emerging economies of Africa.

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  1. Department of Banking and Finance, School of Management and Information Technology, Modibbo Adama University of Technology, Yola, Adamawa State, Nigeria

    Bamanga Umar

  2. School of Economics, Finance & Banking, Universiti Utara Malaysia, Sintok, Kedah, Malaysia

    Md. Mahmudul Alam

  3. Department of Geography and Environmental Management, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON, Canada

    Abul Quasem Al-Amin

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BU estimated the statistical models and analysed the findings and interpreted the data. MMA developed the idea and prepared the manuscript. AQA was a major contributor in organising the manuscript. All authors read and approved the final manuscript.

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Umar, B., Alam, M.M. & Al-Amin, A.Q. Exploring the contribution of energy price to carbon emissions in African countries. Environ Sci Pollut Res 28, 1973–1982 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-020-10641-2

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