Department of Economics, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Nigeria.
Strategy, Execution and Evaluation (SEE) Office, Awka, Nigeria.
Environ Sci Pollut Res Int. 2023 Sep;30(45):101761-101781. doi: 10.1007/s11356-023-29541-2. Epub 2023 Sep 1.
The Sub-Saharan Africa region is disproportionately affected by energy poverty and is considered highly vulnerable to the impacts of climate change. Therefore, addressing the pressing challenges of energy poverty and promoting environmental sustainability in this region is of paramount importance. Consequently, this study appraises the relationship between energy poverty and ecological preservation in Sub-Saharan Africa from 2005 to 2020, using government effectiveness and regulatory quality as moderating variables. A combination of energy poverty indicators and an index of energy poverty computed via the principal component analysis method were applied to identify the link between energy poverty and ecological sustainability. The instrumental variable generalized method of moment technique was applied to address the likelihood of endogeneity issues, and the Driscoll-Kraay approach was employed to check the consistency of the instrumental variable generalized method of moment method. Key findings indicate that energy poverty expands the ecological footprint in Sub-Saharan Africa, leading to ecological deterioration, while the interaction with government effectiveness and regulatory quality further deteriorates the environment. Subsequently, the study provides several recommendations to mitigate the influence of energy poverty on the environment.
撒哈拉以南非洲地区受到能源贫困的不成比例影响，被认为极易受到气候变化的影响。因此，解决该地区紧迫的能源贫困问题并促进环境可持续性至关重要。因此，本研究评估了 2005 年至 2020 年期间撒哈拉以南非洲地区能源贫困与生态保护之间的关系，使用政府效能和监管质量作为调节变量。本研究应用了能源贫困指标和通过主成分分析方法计算的能源贫困指数，以确定能源贫困与生态可持续性之间的联系。应用工具变量广义矩方法技术解决了内生性问题的可能性，并采用 Driscoll-Kraay 方法检查了工具变量广义矩方法技术的一致性。研究结果表明，能源贫困会扩大撒哈拉以南非洲地区的生态足迹，导致生态恶化，而与政府效能和监管质量的相互作用会进一步恶化环境。随后，本研究提出了一些建议，以减轻能源贫困对环境的影响。
