Load capacity factor and carbon emissions: Assessing environmental quality among MINT nations through technology, debt, and green energy

Ali, Ernest Baba; Opoku-Mensah, Evans; Ofori, Elvis Kwame; Agbozo, Ebenezer

doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2023.139282

Journal of Cleaner Production

2023

DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2023.139282

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Load capacity factor and carbon emissions: Assessing environmental quality among MINT nations through technology, debt, and green energy

Ernest Baba Ali,

Evans Opoku-Mensah,

Elvis Kwame Ofori

et al.

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Toward sustainable energy transition: Unveiling the synergies of democracy, energy justice, and structural adjustment on emissions in West Africa

Opoku‐Mensah,

Chen,

Tuffour

et al. 2024

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The transition to sustainable energy is crucial for climate change mitigation, yet achieving net‐zero emissions remains challenging. While structural adjustments away from carbon‐intensive industries can reduce emissions, such transformations must be underpinned by democratic governance and equitable clean energy access (energy justice). Disappointedly, the interplay among structural change, democracy, and energy justice in mitigating emissions has received insufficient attention. This study examines this nexus among 15 West African countries using the Driscoll–Kraay standard estimator. Our findings indicate that democracy, structural adjustment, and energy justice significantly reduce carbon emissions, while globalization, urbanization, and international trade increase it. We recommend that governments in these nations should promote economic diversification into low‐carbon industries, ensure energy justice through electrification and clean cooking initiatives, enhance transparency and public participation in environmental decision‐making, and facilitate multi‐stakeholder dialogs on sustainable practices.

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Toward sustainable energy transition: Unveiling the synergies of democracy, energy justice, and structural adjustment on emissions in West Africa

Opoku‐Mensah,

Chen,

Tuffour

et al. 2024

Sustainable Development

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Ke,

Jiang

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Evaluating forest depletion and structural change effects on environmental sustainability in Pakistan: Through the lens of the load capacity factor

Lin,

Ullah

2024

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Load capacity factor and carbon emissions: Assessing environmental quality among MINT nations through technology, debt, and green energy

Cited by 8 publications

References 72 publications

Toward sustainable energy transition: Unveiling the synergies of democracy, energy justice, and structural adjustment on emissions in West Africa

Toward sustainable energy transition: Unveiling the synergies of democracy, energy justice, and structural adjustment on emissions in West Africa

Exploring the dynamics of urban energy efficiency in China: A double machine learning analysis of green finance influence

Evaluating forest depletion and structural change effects on environmental sustainability in Pakistan: Through the lens of the load capacity factor

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