Financial Innovation and Clean Energy Technology Development: Policy Vs Geopolitics
Renewable Energy,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown, P. 122968 - 122968
Published: March 1, 2025
Language: Английский
Can Natural Resource Endowment and Human Capital Development Drive Clean Cooking Transition in Sub-Saharan African Countries?
Research Square (Research Square),
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: April 2, 2025
Abstract
Despite
the
natural
resource
wealth
and
human
capital
development
efforts
in
sub-Saharan
African
(SSA)
nations,
poor
access
to
efficient
cooking
options
persist.
Hence,
this
study
examined
role
of
driving
clean
fuel
technology
transition
37
SSA
countries.
Data
spanning
from
2000
2023
was
used
analysed
through
method
moment
quantile
regression
estimation
technique.
A
novelty
is
explicit
disaggregation
effects
into
three
levels
including
aggregate,
urban,
rural
impacts
for
comparison.
Findings
revealed
that
while
endowment
positively
enhanced
energy,
impact
more
pronounced.
However,
effect
interaction
between
on
significantly
adverse
at
divergent
estimates.
Also,
moderating
income
found
weakly
aggregate
urban
outcomes,
but
substantial
negative
predicting
means
estimate.
Conversely,
population
growth
negatively
impacted
estimates,
its
positive
output.
Thus,
drawing
aforesaid
findings,
policy
measures
promote
transitioning
dirty
energy
modern
were
proposed
study.
JEL
Classification:
I31,
N57,
O18.
Language: Английский