Poverty and vulnerability of environmental degradation in Sub-Saharan African countries: what causes what?

Baloch, Muhammad Awais; Khan, Danish; Khan, Salah Ud‐Din; Ulucak, Zübeyde Şentürk

doi:10.1016/j.strueco.2020.04.007

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“…The economic level of developing countries is low. Moreover, economic growth is preferred than environmental protection in developing countries [ 2 ]. Therefore, environmental pollution in developing countries is a major issue in the world.…”

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Financial Support for Agriculture, Chemical Fertilizer Use, and Carbon Emissions from Agricultural Production in China

Guo

Tang

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In the past 15 years, China has emitted the most carbon dioxide globally. The overuse of chemical fertilizer is an essential reason for agricultural carbon emissions. In recent years, China has paid more and more attention to financial support for agriculture. Therefore, understanding the relationship between chemical fertilizer use, financial support for agriculture, and agricultural carbon emissions will benefit sustainable agricultural production. To achieve the goal of our research, we selected the panel data of 30 provinces (cities) in China from 2000 to 2019 and employed a series of methods in this research. The results demonstrate that: the effect of chemical fertilizer consumption on agricultural carbon emissions is positive. Moreover, financial support for agriculture has a significantly positive impact on reducing carbon emissions from agricultural production. In addition, the results of causality tests testify to one−way causality from financial support for agriculture to carbon emissions from agricultural production, the bidirectional causal relationship between chemical fertilizer use and financial support for agriculture, and two−way causality between chemical fertilizer use and agricultural carbon emissions. Furthermore, the results of variance decomposition analysis represent that financial support for agriculture will significantly affect chemical fertilizer use and carbon emissions in the agricultural sector over the next decade. Finally, we provide several policy suggestions to promote low−carbon agricultural production based on the results of this study. The government should uphold the concept of sustainable agriculture, increase financial support for environmental−friendly agriculture, and encourage the research and use of cleaner agricultural production technologies and chemical fertilizer substitutes.

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Financial Support for Agriculture, Chemical Fertilizer Use, and Carbon Emissions from Agricultural Production in China

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“…Because, low-income people living in these regions excessively misuse natural resources in form of water, food, and energy to ful ll their basic needs and sustain their livelihood. The excessive usage of natural resources leads to environmental degradation (Baloch et al, 2020a). Another possible explanation could be that income inequality in Asian developing economies may decrease the level of education and raise the affordability to consume high-emitting sources of energy among high-income people.…”

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“…These questions are theoretically and empirically ambiguous as rising environmental degradation income inequality, and poverty are major challenges facing every human being in the 21st century. Despite a signi cant alleviation in the poverty level from the last few years, many developing countries still facing the problem of increasing income inequality (Baloch et al, 2020a). In contrast, the level of toxic emissions (Carbon emissions, ecological footprint etc.)…”

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Income inequality, ecological footprint, and carbon dioxide emissions in Asian developing economies: what effects what and how?

Khan

Yahong

2021

Environ Sci Pollut Res

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The reduction of income inequality and environmental vulnerability are two most important factors, through which we can achieve the target of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The past papers have investigated the nexus between income inequality and carbon emissions, however, the relationship between income inequality and carbon emissions along with ecological footprint needs to be considered.To this end, the objective of current study is to reveals the causal association between income inequality and environmental vulnerability (the ecological footprint and carbon emissions used as a measures of environmental vulnerability) by using the dataset from 2006 to 2017 for the 18 Asian developing economies. The empirical results obtained from Driscoll and Kraay (D&K) standard error estimator con rmed the casual linkages between income inequality, ecological footprint, and carbon emissions. Furthermore, foreign direct investment, easy access to electricity, and population growth control income inequality, but they have a detrimental effect on both ecological footprint and carbon emissions. Lastly, based on our empirical ndings, some important policy implications are recommended.

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“…It is noted that not only the rapid depletion of natural resources affects the poverty rates, but the increasing pollution rates also directly affect poverty. The researchers often emphasize that compliance with environmental requirements is the lowest in the countries with the highest poverty level [73,74], and can be associated with air pollution [74], water pollution [75], the increase in gas, causing the greenhouse effect, etc. In the latter, and in another conducted research by Anam (2015), the positive correlation between carbon dioxide, income inequality, and the existence of poverty, is noted.…”

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Assessment of the Impact of Social Responsibility on Poverty

Jakunskiene

2021

Sustainability

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Being one of the open social innovations of business entities, social responsibility is taking an important role in our society. It not only contributes to the improvement of the financial indicators of business entities, but also has a significant impact on the economic development of countries and the creation of well-being of the society members. The business contribution to environmental and social initiatives influences various economic processes and, at the same time, affects the level of poverty in countries. The purpose of this thesis is to review the concept of social responsibility and its content after the analysis of the scientific literature, and to assess the impact of social responsibility on poverty indicators after an empirical study. The assessment was performed by using the methods of analysis of the scientific literature, mathematical–statistical analysis, comparative analysis, correlation analysis, as well as by studying the presented statistical data at the level of the three Baltic States — Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia. The conducted research manifested a significant impact of the business units operating in the production sector on the employed people who are at the brink of poverty, by categorizing them by sex, age, and education. The research revealed the negative impact of the business social responsibility that is directed towards the environment field on the poverty rates of older age (65+) residents, due to the installation of new equipment and technologies. Additionally, business investments mostly affect people with secondary, and lower than secondary, education. The influence of the actual pollution amount in the production sector, to ensure the financial stability of the society, was observed. The research results are significant not only to the Baltic region, but to other economies that are seeking to reduce the poverty level in the country, by integrating the business social responsibility as well.

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Poverty and vulnerability of environmental degradation in Sub-Saharan African countries: what causes what?

Cited by 76 publications

References 46 publications

Financial Support for Agriculture, Chemical Fertilizer Use, and Carbon Emissions from Agricultural Production in China

Financial Support for Agriculture, Chemical Fertilizer Use, and Carbon Emissions from Agricultural Production in China

Income inequality, ecological footprint, and carbon dioxide emissions in Asian developing economies: what effects what and how?

Assessment of the Impact of Social Responsibility on Poverty

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