Modelling Coal Energy Consumption and Economic Growth: Does Asymmetry Matter in the Case of South Africa?

dc.authoridBekun, Festus Victor/0000-0003-4948-6905
dc.contributor.authorBekun, Festus Victor
dc.contributor.authorEtokakpan, Mfonobong Udom
dc.contributor.authorAgboola, Mary Oluwatoyin
dc.contributor.authorUzuner, Gizem
dc.contributor.authorWada, Isah
dc.date.accessioned2024-09-11T19:52:38Z
dc.date.available2024-09-11T19:52:38Z
dc.date.issued2023
dc.departmentİstanbul Gelişim Üniversitesien_US
dc.description.abstractIn accordance with the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), Kyoto protocol and the United Nations Sustainable development goals (UNSDGs) on climate action (SDG-13), there has been a need across economies for transition from fossil-fuel-based energy sources such as coal energy consumption to cleaner energy options i.e., a transition to a low-carbon economy. To this end, the present study explores the asymmetric relationship between coal energy consumption, economic growth, rising urban population and emission level in South Africa. The present study span is conducted on an annual frequency basis from 1965-2018. This study applies the novel Non-linear Autoregressive distributed lag methodology (NARDL) for the highlighted variables. Empirical results validate the asymmetric relationship between the variables under review over the study period. The NARDL regression further shows positive shock by GDP increases CO2 emission level while negative impact affects otherwise in the long run. On the other hand, coal consumption positive shock exhibits a detrimental impact on environmental quality in South Africa. This is insightful for policymakers. The urban population shows non-significant effect on emission levels over the sampled period. The knowledge of both positive and negative shock effects of GDP, coal energy consumption and urban growth is vital for policy construction in terms of both economic and environmental sustainability. Thus, policy prescription ranges from energy transition to alternative and cleaner energy sources like renewables and responsible energy consumption (SDG-12) should be pursued in South Africa. More far-reaching environmental policies are highlighted in the concluding section.en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.15244/pjoes/157315
dc.identifier.endpage2042en_US
dc.identifier.issn1230-1485
dc.identifier.issn2083-5906
dc.identifier.issue3en_US
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-85152383199en_US
dc.identifier.startpage2029en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.15244/pjoes/157315
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11363/7996
dc.identifier.volume32en_US
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000972727900006en_US
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ4en_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Scienceen_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherHarden_US
dc.relation.ispartofPolish Journal of Environmental Studiesen_US
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessen_US
dc.snmz20240903_Gen_US
dc.subjectSDGsen_US
dc.subjectcarbon-reductionen_US
dc.subjectgreen economyen_US
dc.subjectKyoto protocolen_US
dc.subjecteconomic growthen_US
dc.subjectSouth Africaen_US
dc.titleModelling Coal Energy Consumption and Economic Growth: Does Asymmetry Matter in the Case of South Africa?en_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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