Pathways to Carbon Neutrality
The Role of Environmental Governance, Environmental Technology, Renewable Energy Transition, and Economic Policy Uncertainty in Africa
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 22418596 |
|---|---|
| Authors | John Wiredu (0000-0003-3980-1289, Institute of African Studies Hunan University Changsha China), Emmanuel Nketiah (0000-0002-9500-0948, School of Economics and Management Quanzhou University of Information Engineering Quanzhou China), Simplice Anutechia Asongu (0000-0001-5227-5135, School of Economics University of Johannesburg Johannesburg South Africa), Kingsley Takyi Agyei (Department of Education Valley View University Accra Ghana), Kofi Dua Agyei (0009-0007-3343-7945, Valley View University), Zijie Fan (0000-0002-6897-5627, Institute of African Studies Hunan University Changsha China) |
| Year | 2026 |
| Publication date | 2026-06-25 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Business Strategy and the Environment (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0964-4733 • E-ISSN: 1099-0836 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1002/bse.71112 |
| OpenAlex | W7165847067 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 64 |
As climate change and environmental deterioration continue to escalate due to substantial CO 2 emissions, nations worldwide are implementing approaches to alleviate CO 2 emissions and accomplish carbon neutrality (CNE) goals. The current study examined CNE objectives for five selected nations in Africa, spanning from 1990 to 2022. This paper assessed the effects of economic policy uncertainty (EPU), renewable energy transition (RET), environmental technology (ENT), and environmental governance (ENG) on CNE. The paper employed the Fully Modified OLS (FMOLS), DOLS, as well as the Fixed Effects regressions. The findings of the paper show that RET assists in enhancing the CNE objectives in the chosen five African countries. Furthermore, the paper's results show that ENG, ENT, and environmental policy uncertainties are disruptive to CNE progress. Accordingly, the pairwise Granger causality outcomes indicated a unidirectional causality between ENG, ENT, and CNE, whereas there exists a bidirectional causality between EPU, RET, and CNE. Lastly, this research offers policymakers, governments, and stakeholders with valuable recommendations and insights for fostering resilience and ecological quality in the understudied African region.
Corporate governance · Environmental governance · Environmental policy · Environmental quality · Granger causality · Neutrality · Psychological resilience · Renewable energy · Business and Economic Development · Economic Growth and Development · Energy, Environment, Economic Growth
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| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |