COP27 Climate Change Conference: urgent action needed for Africa and the world

Atwoli, Lukoye; Erhabor, Gregory E; Gbakima, Aiah A; Haileamlak, Abraham; Ntumba, Jean‐Marie Kayembe; Kigera, James; Laybourn‐Langton, Laurie; Mash, Robert; Muhia, Joy; Mulaudzi, Fhumulani Mavis; Ofori‐Adjei, David; Okonofua, Friday; Rashidian, Arash; El‐Adawy, Maha; Sidibé, Siaka; Snouber, Abdelmadjid; Tumwine, James; Yassien, Mohammad Sahar; Yonga, Paul; Zakhama, Lilia; Zielinski, Chris

doi:10.1111/nin.12532

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“…The Conference of Parties (COP) 26 recognizes the adverse impact of climate change on the environment and calls for drastic measures to cap global warming to 1.5 o C by reducing CO 2 emissions and other greenhouse gases (UNFCCC, 2021). COP 27 observes with concern that the severe impact of climate change falls disproportionally on African countries (Atwoli et al, 2022). Further, COP 27, mandates Parties to make immediate, and significant steady cuts in the emissions coming from conventional fuels across all relevant sectors of their economies (Stanczyk, 2022).…”

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Fossil Fuel Energy Consumption, Economic Growth, Urbanization, and Carbon Dioxide Emissions in Kenya

Otim

Watundu

Mutenyo

et al. 2023

IJEEP

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The increase in the level of CO2 emissions has triggered the global temperature to rise above the pre industrial levels. The unprecedented climate change has resulted in flooding and droughts that have displaced millions of people from their homes, plunged them into poverty, famine, and stunted economic growth, especially in countries with shoddy infrastructure. The large-scale use of fossil fuels across the globe, increase in urbanization and economic growth are likely to worsen the environmental quality. However, the proponents of the economic growth hypothesis do not admit that the consumption of fossil fuels and urban expansion, increase the level of CO2 emissions in the atmosphere. The current study examines the effects of fossil fuels consumption, economic growth, urbanization and CO2 emissions in Kenya over the period 1971 to 2014. The study follows a formal time series econometric estimation strategy and estimates the long-run model using an autoregressive distributed lag. The study findings show that economic growth and the uptake of fossil fuels increase CO2 emission, while urbanization reduces it. The study recommends phasing out subsidies for conventional energy supply, promoting energy efficiency and accelerating the development of clean energy technologies.

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confidence: 99%