TY - JOUR ID - 84141 TI - Structural Change, Financial Development, and Carbon Dioxide Emissions: Does Evidence Support EKC for Sub-Sahara Africa? JO - Iranian Economic Review JA - IER LA - en SN - 1026-6542 AU - T. Onanuga, Olaronke AU - T. Onanuga, Abayomi AU - M. Oshinloye, Olufemi AU - Osobase, Anthony AU - A. Odusanya, Ibrahim AD - Department of Economics, KolaDaisi University, Ibadan, Nigeria; Center for Economic Policy and Development Research (CEPDeR), Covenant University, Canaanland, Ota, Ogun State, Nigeria AD - Department of Economics, Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago-Iwoye, Ogun State, Nigeria AD - Department of Banking and Finance, Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago-Iwoye, Ogun State, Nigeria AD - Department of Economics, University of Lagos, Akoka, Lagos State, Nigeria Y1 - 2021 PY - 2021 VL - 25 IS - 3 SP - 437 EP - 451 KW - Structural change KW - Financial Development KW - carbon dioxide emissions KW - Sub-Saharan Africa KW - Income Group DO - 10.22059/ier.2021.84141 N2 - There are clear signs of climate change in Africa, on the contrary, the continent has limited economic and financial muscle to generate clean, low-carbon, greener, and energy-efficient production activities needed to improve environmental quality. Hence, this paper examines the impact of structural change and financial development on carbon dioxide emissions and tests whether the EKC hypothesis is supported for 31 sampled Sub-Saharan African countries between 1990 and 2017. The study utilizes the pooled mean group heterogeneous panel data. The study finds that the EKC exists for all income groups. The deterministic role of financial development is observed for low and lower-middle-income countries, while the influential role of financial development was obtained for upper-middle and high-income countries. Structural change, industrialization, and agriculture increase the level of CO2 in upper-middle and high, lower-middle, and low-income countries, respectively. To minimize climate change in Africa, there is a need to invest in energy-efficient industrialization and agricultural practices, which could be achieved through targeted financial support. UR - https://ier.ut.ac.ir/article_84141.html L1 - https://ier.ut.ac.ir/article_84141_56c6808366d4ef3533cb2a666a5c3029.pdf ER -