Inclusive municipal solid waste management policy in Nigeria: engaging the informal economy in post-2015 development agenda

2019

SSRN Journal

This study assesses whether improving governance standards affects environmental quality in 44 countries in sub-Saharan Africa for the period 2000-2012. The empirical evidence is based on Generalised Method of Moments. Bundled and unbundled governance dynamics are used notably: (i) political governance (consisting of political stability and "voice & accountability"); (ii) economic governance (entailing government effectiveness and regulation quality), (iii) institutional governance (represented by the rule of law and corruption-control) and (iv) general governance (encompassing political, economic and institutional governance dynamics). The following hypotheses are tested: (i) Hypothesis 1 (Improving political governance is negatively related to CO2 emissions); (ii) Hypothesis 2 (Increasing economic governance is negatively related to CO2 emissions) and (iii) Hypothesis 3 (Enhancing institutional governance is negatively related to CO2 emissions. Results of the tested hypotheses show that: the validity of Hypothesis 3 cannot be determined based on the results; Hypothesis 2 is not valid while Hypothesis 1 is partially not valid. The main policy implication is that governance standards need to be further improved in order for government quality to generate the expected unfavorable effects on CO2 emissions.

Section: Introductionsupporting

confidence: 65%

Enhancing Governance for Environmental Sustainability in Sub-Saharan Africa

2019

SSRN Journal

“…Second, another dimension of sustainability articulated by SDGs is the need to promote the green economy: the imperative of mitigating environmental risks and scarcities in ecology for sustainable development (Akpan, Green, Bhattacharyya & Isihak, 2015;Asongu, El Montasser, & Toumi, 2016;Mbah & Nzeadibe, 2016;Asongu, le Roux & Biekpe, 2017;2 The concept of "policy syndrome" is multidimensional and complex. It is understood by Asongu (2017a) as a gap in knowledge economy between two countries.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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

Innovation: The European Journal of Social Science Research

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 main findings are established. First, a trade openness (imports + exports) threshold of between 80-120% of GDP is the maximum level required for trade openness to effectively modulate CO 2 emissions (metric tonnes per capita) and induce a positive effect on inclusive human development. Second, a minimum threshold required for trade openness to modulate CO 2 intensity (kg per kg of oil-equivalent energy use) and induce a positive effect on inclusive human development is 200% of GDP. Third, there is a net positive effect on inclusive human development from the relevance of trade openness in modulating the effect of CO 2 emissions per capita on inclusive human development and a negative net effect on inclusive human development from the importance of trade openness in moderating the effect of CO 2 intensity on inclusive human development. JEL Classification: C52; O38; O40; O55; P37

“…Second, whereas a key theme in the post‐2015 development agenda is environmental sustainability (Akpan, Green, Bhattacharyya, & Isihak, ; Asongu, El Montasser, & Toumi, ; Mbah & Nzeadibe, ), the consequences of climate change and global warming are projected to be most nefarious in Africa for at least three main reasons, notably: evolving energy crises, ramifications of climate change, and mismanagement of energy and pollution crises. The points are expanded in chronological order: (i) the consumption of energy per capita in SSA is about one sixth of the global average.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Environmental degradation and inclusive human development in sub‐Saharan Africa

Sustainable Development

2018

125

In the light of challenges to sustainable development in the post-2015 development agenda, this paper assesses how increasing carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) emissions affect inclusive human development in 44 countries in sub-Saharan Africa for the period 2000-2012. The following findings are established from Fixed Effects and Tobit regressions: first, unconditional effects and conditional impacts are respectively positive and negative from CO 2 emissions per capita, CO 2 emissions from liquid fuel consumption, and CO 2 intensity. This implies a Kuznets-shaped curve because of consistent decreasing returns; and second, the corresponding net effects are consistently positive. The following findings are apparent from Generalized Method of Moments regressions: first, unconditional effects and conditional impacts are respectively negative and positive from CO 2 emissions per capita, CO 2 emissions from liquid fuel consumption, and CO 2 intensity. This implies a U-shaped curve because of consistent increasing returns; and second, the corresponding net effects are overwhelmingly negative. Based on the robust findings and choice of best estimator, the net effect of increasing CO 2 emissions on inclusive human development is negative. Policy implications are discussed.