The Critical Role of Education and ICT in Promoting Environmental Sustainability in Eastern and Southern Africa: A Panel VAR Approach

Shobande, Olatunji Abdul; Asongu, Simplice

doi:10.1016/j.techfore.2022.121480

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“…For example, teachers may be reluctant to educate about climate change because of their worries about parents' reactions to the issue. However, modern research requires examining the relationship between education, ICT, and the Environment (Ibrahim et al, 2017; Shobande & Asongu, 2022). The human aspect and technology appreciation are what make this paradigm relevant in terms of enhancing sustainability.…”

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Synthesizing the impacts of information and communication technology advancement and educational developments on environmental sustainability: A comparative analyses of three economic blocs—BRICS, MINT, and G7 economies

Gyamfi

Onifade

Ofori

2022

Sustainable Development

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In the wake of the growing threats to humanity from climate change, we analyzed the information and communications technology (ICT)/education-environmental nexus from three distinct blocs including BRICS, MINT, and the G7 economies between 1990 and 2020. Two models were examined to reach the study's objectives.The first model evaluates whether education and ICT are essential for environmental sustainability via potential reduction in carbon emission. On the other hand, the second model fills an existing gap in extant studies by examining the prospect of education and ICT in influencing citizens on the importance of transition to renewable energy usage. Driscoll and Kraay estimator was employed as a panacea tool for cross-sectional dependence and slope homogeneity while the fixed effect approach provides sufficient robustness checks on the findings. While some outcomes vary per bloc, others are relatively similar across the three blocs. Education level in school enrollment perspectives shows a negative significant pollution reduction effect across the three blocs, while only the G7 bloc performed better from human capital perspectives. The combined sample bloc shows that ICT also significantly reduces carbon emission, however, an individual bloc analysis refutes this stance for the MINT bloc. Additionally, while renewable energy cushions emissions in all the blocs, rapid urbanization, shows a positive CO 2 emission impact except in the G7 bloc. Last, ICT and education significantly boost renewable energy usage only in the G7. Hence, governments and stakeholders in the blocs should gravitate toward greater investments in quality education and greener ICT infrastructures for a sustainable environment.

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Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

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Synthesizing the impacts of information and communication technology advancement and educational developments on environmental sustainability: A comparative analyses of three economic blocs—BRICS, MINT, and G7 economies

Gyamfi

Onifade

Ofori

2022

Sustainable Development

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“…In extant literature, ICT can affect environmental sustainability in many ways. ICT can help to reduce carbon emissions by substituting environmentally friendly technology with a traditional product that is highly polluted Shobande & Asongu, 2022).…”

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“…Researchers attempting to explain the role of information and communication technology (ICT) on environmental sustainability have empirically wrestled with multifaceted considerations in energy and environmental sciences (Strazicich & List, 2003, Shobande 2020Shobande & Asongu, 2022). While climate policy remains a global concern, many researchers addressing the problem have used the stochastic impacts by regression on population, affluence, and technology (STIRPAT) framework to analyse the role of ICT on environmental sustainability.…”

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Searching for Sustainable Footprints: Does ICT Increase CO2 Emissions?

Shobande

Asongu

2022

Environ Model Assess

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Generally, the revolutionary idea behind using information and communication technology (ICT) has improved potential productivity in many industries, particularly in Africa. ICT is an essential tool in the oil and gas industry and plays a complementary role in technological dynamics and cross-sectoral productivity. For the educational sector, ICT facilitates research and development as well as in imparting knowledge. ICT remains the password to essential inputs required for any given output in terms of improved productivity and economic development. With regard to employment creation, ICT accounts for more than 50% of employment globally. Despite the significant role of ICT in the economy, evidence shows that more than 90% of carbon emissions have been linked to ICT production, installation, and usage. This study aims to determine whether ICT causes environmental sustainability in Nigeria and South Africa. The methodological contribution of the study lies in combining the STIRPAT framework and time series based on the VAR/VEC Granger causality, enabling the study to uncouple the dynamic interaction among environmental sustainability indicators.The findings show that ICT has contributed to South Africa's environmental sustainability, whereas evidence in Nigeria is relatively mixed. Therefore, the study recommends the urgent need to provide intervention programs tailored toward investing in environmental infrastructure to mitigate the threat of climate change in Nigeria.

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“…If this trend continues, SDG 12.3 4 will be difficult to achieve. Environmental sustainability will not be achieved and hunger will persist (Shobande, 2023 ; Shobande & Asongu, 2022 ).…”

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The status of the global food waste mitigation policies: experience and inspiration for China

Shen

Hong

et al. 2023

Environ Dev Sustain

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Food waste has become a significant challenge faced by the community with a shared future for mankind, and it has also caused a considerable impact on China's food security. Scholars across disciplines, international organizations, and especially policymakers are increasingly interested in food waste. Policies are seen as a powerful factor in reducing food waste, but current research on related policies is more scattered. This paper summarizes and analyzes the experiences of food waste policy development and implementation by systematically reviewing the studies on food waste reduction policies. The results of this paper's analysis show that current global food waste policies are focused at the national strategic level, with approaches such as legislation, food donation, waste recycling, awareness and education, and data collection. At the same time, we find that the current experience of developed countries in policy formulation and implementation is beneficial for policy formulation in developing countries. And taking China as an example, we believe that developing countries can improve food waste policies in the future by improving legislation, guiding the development of food banks, promoting social governance, and strengthening scientific research projects. These policies will all contribute strongly to global environmental friendliness. In addition, we discuss some of the factors that influence the development of food waste policies and argue that in the future, more consideration needs to be given to the effects of policy implementation and that case studies should focus more on developing countries. This will contribute to the global sustainable development process.

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The Critical Role of Education and ICT in Promoting Environmental Sustainability in Eastern and Southern Africa: A Panel VAR Approach

Cited by 63 publications

References 84 publications

Synthesizing the impacts of information and communication technology advancement and educational developments on environmental sustainability: A comparative analyses of three economic blocs—BRICS, MINT, and G7 economies

Synthesizing the impacts of information and communication technology advancement and educational developments on environmental sustainability: A comparative analyses of three economic blocs—BRICS, MINT, and G7 economies

Searching for Sustainable Footprints: Does ICT Increase CO2 Emissions?

The status of the global food waste mitigation policies: experience and inspiration for China

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