inconclusive, especially in developing economies. Here, this study examined the electricity consumption and economic growth nexus … electricity consumption-driven economic growth. This is desirable as Nigeria is heavily dependent on energy (electricity …) consumption. A unidirectional causality from urbanization to electricity consumption and economic growth was found but the long …

) and economic growth (GDP) in 24 African countries using a panel ARDL approach. The following findings are established …

use negatively impacts CO2 emissions in Algeria, South Africa, Morocco, and the panel, in the short-run; however, it … CO2 in South Africa and Algeria, whereas it is negative in Nigeria, Egypt, and Morocco. Capital investment also expands … panel's CO2pollution in the short-run and long-run, as well as, in Morocco, Egypt, Nigeria, and South Africa, except in …

green growth (IGG) in Africa. Our contribution is novel from both the conceptual and empirical perspectives. With regard to …

FDI to foster inclusive green growth (IGG) in Africa. Also, little has been done to show the IGG gains from improving EE … relate to green growth, there remains an empirical research gap with respect to whether EE can engender positive synergy with … and FDI in fostering IGG in Africa by using macrodata for 23 countries from 2000 to 2020. According to our findings, which …

emissions in the region. Again, results show that capital investment augments energy use to reduce carbon emissions in Africa …

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 … and significantly propels economic growth for the three selected West African economies. For Nigeria, causality evidence …

The study examines the role of natural resources and energy consumption in managing the climate crisis in Africa, using … (CKC) U-shaped nexus in Africa, but the country-level results are mixed. Furthermore, results using the vector … Africa. …

economic growth and unhindered energy supply, the enormous threat posed by environmental degradation has further complicated … growth, urbanization, electricity consumption, fossil fuel energy consumption, and total natural resources rent on pollutant … emissions in Africa over the period 1980-2014. By employing selected African countries, the current study relies on the Kao and …

, augmented mean group (AMG), and vector autoregressive (VAR) panel Granger-causality tests. Findings - The results suggest that … Africa. We recommend improving the environmental standards and proper regulatory and monitoring systems to reduce carbon …