Does energy intensity contribute to CO2 emissions? A trivariate analysis in selected African countries

Ecological Indicators

Volumn 50, Issue , 2015, Pages 215-224

  Shahbaz, Muhammad ^a   Solarin, Sakiru Adebola ^b   Sbia, Rashid ^c   Bibi, Sadia ^d  

^a COMSATS Institute of Information Technology   (Pakistan)

^b MULTIMEDIA UNIVERSITY   (Malaysia)

^c SOLVAY BRUSSELS SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS AND MANAGEMENT   (Belgium)

^d Department of Environmental Sciences   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Africa; CO2 emissions; Economic growth; Energy intensity

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION;

AFRICA; CAUSALITY ANALYSIS; ECONOMIC GROWTHS; ENERGY INTENSITY; ENVIRONMENTAL KUZNETS CURVES; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; GRANGER CAUSALITY; PANEL CO INTEGRATIONS;

CARBON DIOXIDE;

CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON EMISSION; ECONOMIC GROWTH; ECONOMIC POLICY; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT; POLICY MAKING; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 84913585654     PISSN: 1470160X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2014.11.007     Document Type: Article

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