Does the Relationship between Energy Consumption and Greenhouse Gas (CO 2 ) Emissions in Sub-Saharan Africa Follow a Linear Path? — Oak Academic Publishing
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Does the Relationship between Energy Consumption and Greenhouse Gas (CO 2 ) Emissions in Sub-Saharan Africa Follow a Linear Path?
Laboratory of Economic and Social Analysis and Research, Faculty of Economic Sciences, Marien Ngouabi University, Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo
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Laboratory of Economic and Social Analysis and Research, Faculty of Economic Sciences, Marien Ngouabi University, Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo
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Laboratory of Economic and Social Analysis and Research, Faculty of Economic Sciences, Marien Ngouabi University, Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo
1 Laboratory of Economic and Social Analysis and Research, Faculty of Economic Sciences, Marien Ngouabi University, Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo
2 Laboratory of Economic and Social Analysis and Research, Faculty of Economic Sciences, Marien Ngouabi University, Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo
3 Laboratory of Economic and Social Analysis and Research, Faculty of Economic Sciences, Marien Ngouabi University, Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo
The objective of this paper is to determine the inflection point of greenhouse gas (CO 2 ) emissions in sub-Saharan African countries over the period 2000 to 2018. The strong and weak sustainability theories were used as a framework to analyze this paper. The panel data approach was used, and fixed and random effect models were used. The results obtained show that energy consumption and CO 2 emissions have a non-linear relationship, justifying the existence of an inflection point. These results suggest that, due to a certain level of energy consumption and CO 2 emissions of concern, African countries modify their consumption trajectory by adopting much cleaner energies and by boosting cooperation in environmental preservation.
KeywordsEnergy ConsumptionCO 2 EmissionsKuznets CurvePanel DataSub-Saharan Africa
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