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Addressing Africa’s carbon dioxide emission: the role of natural resources, control of corruption, voice and accountability and regulatory quality

Addressing Africa’s carbon dioxide emission: the role of natural resources, control of... The study examines the effect of natural resources (NRs) and the control of corruption, voice and accountability and regulatory quality on carbon emissions in Africa. Aside from their individual effects, the moderation effect of institutional quality is assessed.Design/methodology/approachData from 32 African countries from 2002 to 2021 and the fully modified ordinary least squares (FMOLS) and dynamic ordinary least squares (DOLS) regression methods were used for the investigation.FindingsIn the long term, the NRs effect is sensitive to the estimation technique employed. However, quality regulatory framework, robust corruption control and voice and accountability abate any positive effect of NRs on carbon emissions. Institutional quality can be argued to moderate the CO2-emitting potentials of resource extraction in the selected African countries.Practical implicationsEnhancing regulation quality, enforcing corruption control and empowering citizens towards greater participation in governance and demanding accountability are essential catalyst to effectively mitigate CO2 emissions resulting from NRs.Originality/valueThe moderation effect of control of corruption, voice and accountability and regulatory quality on the NR–carbon emission nexus is examined. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Management of Environmental Quality An International Journal Emerald Publishing

Addressing Africa’s carbon dioxide emission: the role of natural resources, control of corruption, voice and accountability and regulatory quality

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Emerald Publishing
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© Emerald Publishing Limited
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1477-7835
DOI
10.1108/meq-11-2023-0381
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Abstract

The study examines the effect of natural resources (NRs) and the control of corruption, voice and accountability and regulatory quality on carbon emissions in Africa. Aside from their individual effects, the moderation effect of institutional quality is assessed.Design/methodology/approachData from 32 African countries from 2002 to 2021 and the fully modified ordinary least squares (FMOLS) and dynamic ordinary least squares (DOLS) regression methods were used for the investigation.FindingsIn the long term, the NRs effect is sensitive to the estimation technique employed. However, quality regulatory framework, robust corruption control and voice and accountability abate any positive effect of NRs on carbon emissions. Institutional quality can be argued to moderate the CO2-emitting potentials of resource extraction in the selected African countries.Practical implicationsEnhancing regulation quality, enforcing corruption control and empowering citizens towards greater participation in governance and demanding accountability are essential catalyst to effectively mitigate CO2 emissions resulting from NRs.Originality/valueThe moderation effect of control of corruption, voice and accountability and regulatory quality on the NR–carbon emission nexus is examined.

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Management of Environmental Quality An International Journal – Emerald Publishing

Published: Nov 14, 2024

Keywords: CO2 emissions; Corruption control; Regulatory quality; Voice and accountability; Natural resource rent; Climate change

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