The dilemmas of relevance: exploring the role of natural resources and energy consumption in managing climate crisis in Africa

Abstract

PurposeThe study examines the role of natural resources (NRs) and energy consumption in managing the climate crisis in Africa, using annual series data from the World Bank from 1980 to 2019.Design/methodology/approachThe empirical strategy is based on the second-generation panel techniques that account for cross-sectional dependency in the series. Specifically, the empirical evidence is based on the Westerlund (2017) panel cointegration test, panel augmented mean group, common correlated effects mean group and the vector autoregressive (VAR)-vector error correction (VEC) approaches.FindingsEvidence from the panel analysis confirmed the existence of Carbon Kuznets Curve (CKC) U-shaped nexus in Africa, but the country-level results are mixed. Furthermore, results using the VAR-vector correction model indicate possible convergence among the variables across the African countries. NR unidirectionally Granger-causes carbon emissions. The authors suggest the consideration of environmental factors in the utilisation of NRs. Similarly, energy efficiency is crucial to decouple carbon from energy usage.Originality/valueThe study complements the extant literature by assessing the role of NRs and energy consumption in managing climate crisis in Africa.

Brand equity determinants and ecologically conscious consumer behavior in ridesharing: serial mediation and moderation analysis

“…The ECCB is a sign of a proclivity for environmentally conscious behavior (Straughan and Roberts, 1999;Sajid et al, 2022;Tarifa-Fern andez et al, 2023) which influences consumer's behavioral inclination (Bala et al, 2023;Stadtler and Lin, 2017). It is easy to assess the tendency of ECCB than successful green purchasing behavior and sustainable consumption (Zhang et al, 2023;Anwar et al, 2023;Ghaffar et al, 2023;Shobande and Asongu, 2023). The role of gender moderation in the link between ECCB and the desire to use renewable resources (Martins and Viegas, 2015) and age in the relationship between perceived consumer effectiveness and ECCB (Yahaya et al, 2012) was found significant.…”

“…, 2023; Ghaffar et al. , 2023; Shobande and Asongu, 2023). The role of gender moderation in the link between ECCB and the desire to use renewable resources (Martins and Viegas, 2015) and age in the relationship between perceived consumer effectiveness and ECCB (Yahaya et al.…”

“…Thus, environmentally conscious consumer behavior (hereinafter ECCB) is evolving (Straughan and Roberts, 1999). Consecutively, awareness and environmental consequences (Sajid et al, 2022); awareness and capability in environmental alliance (Stadtler and Lin, 2017); green action and health protection (Anwar et al, 2023); strides toward sustainability (Papadopoulos et al, 2017;Dubey et al, 2019;Abutaleb et al, 2021) and driving forces in green consumption (Khan et al, 2021;Shobande and Asongu, 2023) were recent research areas in ridesharing.…”

“…, 2021) and driving forces in green consumption (Khan et al. , 2021; Shobande and Asongu, 2023) were recent research areas in ridesharing.…”