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Does Education Predict Women’s Use of Unsustainable Biomass Cooking Technologies? Evidence from a Natural Experiment
by Jean-Louis Bago  and  Marie Madeleine Ouoba
Abstract
In developing countries, the dependence on traditional biomass for domestic energy consumption is one of the major causes of deforestation and environmental poverty. This paper investigates the impact of women’s education on the probability of using Unsustainable Biomass Cooking Technologies (UBCT) as the household main fuel of cooking instead of clean energy. Combining d [...] Read more

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Macroeconomic Drivers of Electricity Prices in Nigeria
by Mansur Bala , Nasir Ahmad Moyi  and  Umar Muhammad Gummi
Abstract
Electricity price volatility in developing economies, particularly Nigeria, presents a significant challenge to sustainable development. In this paper, we examine the macroeconomic drivers of electricity prices (ELP) in Nigeria based on annual data spanning 1980-2022 and the autoregressive distributed lag (ARDL) procedure. Our model estimates the long-run and short-run impacts [...] Read more
Hit Affiliation:
Department of Economics, Sokoto State University, Sokoto, Nigeria

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Impact of Financial Market and Institution Development on Renewable Energy Consumption in Selected Sub-Saharan African Countries: Implications for Sustainable Development
by Sani Abubakar , Abayomi Awujola  and  Marvelous Aigbedion
Abstract
This research is informed by the reality that Sub-Saharan Africa requires new sources of energy for development and sustainability, but with minimum negative effects on the environment. This paper looks at the role played by financial market and financial institutions in the consumption of renewable energy in four Sub-Saharan African countries between 1995 and 2022. According t [...] Read more
Hit Affiliation:
Department of Economics, Bingham University, Karu, Nigeria
Research Department, Central Bank of Nigeria, Abuja, Nigeria

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Renewable Energy and Ecological Sustainability in Africa: Does Foreign Debt and Financial Globalisation Matter?
by Magaji Yakubu  and  Samson Aladejare
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Since the last decade, ecological preservation has become a critically debated topic in developing and developed nations. Hence, to ensure environmental sustainability, countries and international bodies have canvassed for measures that support severe restrictions to protect the Earth's biodiversity. This study's objectives were two-fold: the sole effect of renewable energy on [...] Read more
Hit Affiliation:
Department of Economics, Federal University Wukari, Nigeria

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Unraveling the impact of energy demand and exports on environment and economy: A case study of South Asian Economies
by Kiran Batool , Muhammad Adeel  and  Abdulhalim Musa Abubakar
Abstract
This study employs empirical analysis using an econometric model that examines the interdependence among environmental degradation, exports, and economic development with energy use. It also provides an environmental Kuznets curve (EKC) for selected South Asian economies utilizing time-series data. The findings reveal a long-term, stable equilibrium link between energy demand a [...] Read more
Hit Affiliation:
Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Modibbo Adama University (MAU), P.M.B 2072, Girei LGA, Adamawa State, Nigeria