NEXUS BETWEEN RENEWABLE ENERGY, NON-RENEWABLE ENERGY CONSUMPTION, CO2 EMISSION AND ECONOMIC GROWTH IN SOUTH AFRICA

This paper examines the nexus amid renewable energy, non-renewable energy consumption, CO2 emissions and economic growth in South Africa. VECM and Granger causality approach were employed in the paper. Empirical result suggested that carbon emissions granger cause GDPC uni-directionally. Essentially...

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Published inInternational Journal of Social and Educational Innovation Vol. 10; no. 20
Main Author Ahmed Oluwatobi ADEKUNLE
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Association of Social and Educational Innovation 01.12.2023
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CO2 emissions
renewable energy
South Africa
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Summary:This paper examines the nexus amid renewable energy, non-renewable energy consumption, CO2 emissions and economic growth in South Africa. VECM and Granger causality approach were employed in the paper. Empirical result suggested that carbon emissions granger cause GDPC uni-directionally. Essentially, From the various empirical estimation, it is discovered that CO2 has a positive impact on GDPC in the study. This shows that disregarding the ecological contamination cause by CO2 that animate the GDPC, which make it challenging for severe measure by government to control fossil fuel byproduct cause by non-environmentally friendly power in the framework. REN shows causality with GDPC in one direction, and that implies REN accessibility move with growth in GDPC. Since the review assessment results likewise exhibit that CO2 has a causality with economic growth in SA. The public authority needs to intiate severe guideline with respect to weighty fossil fuel byproduct innovation this would empower the turn of events and execution of more powerful and low-carbon innovation across all enterprises, eventually advancing economic growth in SA.
ISSN:2393-0373