Comparative analysis of the growth impact of pollution and energy use in selected West African nations

We adopt the FMOLS and Granger causality technique to analyse the effect of energy use and carbon emissions on output growth in selected West African economies, which includes Nigeria, Gambia and Ghana, from 1970 to 2019. Findings confirm that energy use enhances growth in the three selected West Af...

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Published in:Environmental science and pollution research international 2022-09, Vol.29 (44), p.66438-66449
Main Authors: Mesagan, Ekundayo Peter, Osuji, Emeka, Agbonrofo, Hope
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aquatic Pollution
Atmospheric Protection/Air Quality Control/Air Pollution
Carbon
Carbon dioxide
Carbon dioxide emissions
Causality
Coal
Comparative analysis
Earth and Environmental Science
Economic activity
Economic development
Economic growth
Economics
Ecotoxicology
Emissions
Energy conservation
Energy consumption
Energy industry
Environment
Environmental Chemistry
Environmental Health
Environmental impact
Environmental science
Fossil fuels
GDP
Gross Domestic Product
Growth models
Growth rate
Industrial development
Natural gas
Pollution
Population
Renewable resources
Research Article
Urbanization
Waste Water Technology
Water Management
Water Pollution Control
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Summary:We adopt the FMOLS and Granger causality technique to analyse the effect of energy use and carbon emissions on output growth in selected West African economies, which includes Nigeria, Gambia and Ghana, from 1970 to 2019. Findings confirm that energy use enhances growth in the three selected West African economies. But in terms of significance, energy consumption is significant in Nigeria and Gambia at a 1% level of significance while it is insignificant for the Gambia. CO 2 emission positively and significantly propels economic growth for the three selected West African economies. For Nigeria, causality evidence shows no direct influence among the variables. For Ghana, we find a bi-causal association between output growth and carbon emissions and a unidirectional causality from pollution to energy consumption. For Gambia, economic growth causes CO 2 emissions. We recommend that the West African government reinforce their stand on a sustainable growth path through energy conservation.
ISSN:0944-1344
1614-7499
DOI:10.1007/s11356-022-20532-3