Entrepreneurship and Carbon Footprints in Sub-Saharan Africa

Zhu, Linjing; Wang, Yuefen

doi:10.35784/preko.5759

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Entrepreneurship and Carbon Footprints in Sub-Saharan Africa

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Zhu Linjing , Wang Yuefen

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10.35784/preko.5759

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Przedsiębiorczość i ślad węglowy w Afryce Subsaharyjskiej

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This study examines the impact of entrepreneurship on carbon footprints in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). The study applied the generalised method of moments on the data sourced from the World Development indicators (WDI) and World Governance Indicators (WGI). Result shows that entrepreneurship has a negative but not statistically significant impact on carbon footprints in SSA. Furthermore, across SSA subregions, entrepreneurship has a positive and statistically significant impact on carbon footprints in Central Africa (0.052%) and Southern Africa (0.1914%), while entrepreneurship has a negative and statistically significant impact on carbon footprints in Eastern Africa (0.064%) and Western Africa (0.0273%). Based on findings, the study concludes that entrepreneurs can develop and promote clean technologies, renewable energy projects, circular economy initiatives, sustainable agriculture practices, green transport solutions, and educational programs to lower carbon footprints. This calls for collaboration between stakeholders to create an enabling environment for sustainable entrepreneurship and accelerate Africa's transition towards a low-carbon future. The findings of the study contribute to the policy dialogue for the actualisation of sustainable development goals of good health and wellbeing (SDG 3), clean water and sanitation (SDG 6), promotion of development-oriented policies that support productive activities, decent job creation and entrepreneurship (SDG 8.3); sustainable cities and communities (SDG 11), climate action (SGD 13), life below water (SDG14) and life on land (SDG 15), respectively.

W niniejszym artykule zbadano wpływ przedsiębiorczości na ślad węglowy w Afryce Subsaharyjskiej (SSA). Wykorzystano dane pochodzące ze wskaźników rozwoju świata (World Development indicators, WDI) i wskaźników zarządzania światowego (World Governance indicators, WGI). Wykazano, że przedsiębiorczość ma negatywny, ale nieistotny statystycznie wpływ na ślad węglowy w Afryce Południowej. Ponadto przedsiębiorczość ma pozytywny i statystycznie istotny wpływ na ślad węglowy w Afryce Środkowej (0,052%) i Afryce Południowej (0,1914%), natomiast ma negatywny i statystycznie istotny wpływ na ślad węglowy w Afryce Wschodniej (0,064% ) i Afryce Zachodniej (0,0273%). Stwierdzono, że przedsiębiorcy mogą opracowywać i promować czyste technologie, projekty w zakresie energii odnawialnej, inicjatywy dotyczące gospodarki o obiegu zamkniętym, praktyki zrównoważonego rolnictwa, ekologiczne rozwiązania transportowe i programy edukacyjne mające na celu zmniejszenie śladu węglowego. Wymaga to współpracy między zainteresowanymi stronami w celu stworzenia sprzyjającego środowiska dla zrównoważonej przedsiębiorczości i przyspieszenia przejścia Afryki w kierunku niskoemisyjności. Wyniki przyczyniają się do dialogu politycznego na rzecz realizacji Celów zrównoważonego rozwoju, takich jak dobre zdrowie i dobre samopoczucie (SDG 3), czysta woda i warunki sanitarne (SDG 6), promowanie polityk zorientowanych na rozwój, które wspierają działalność produkcyjną, tworzenie miejsc pracy i przedsiębiorczość (cel zrównoważonego rozwoju 8.3); zrównoważone miasta i społeczności (SDG 11), działania w dziedzinie klimatu (SDG 13), życie pod wodą (SDG 14) i życie na lądzie (SDG 15).

Słowa kluczowe

carbon footprint entrepreneurship environmental sustainability sustainable development

ślad węglowy przedsiębiorczość zrównoważenie środowiskowe rozwój zrównoważony

Wydawca

Lublin University of Technology

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Problemy Ekorozwoju

Rocznik

2024

Tom

Vol. 19, no. 1

Strony

221--231

Opis fizyczny

Bibliogr. 29 poz., tab.

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autor

Zhu Linjing

Northeast Forestry University, College of Marxism, Harbin, Heilongjiang (China)

autor

Wang Yuefen

wangyuefen426@sina.com

Northeast Forestry University, College of Marxism, Harbin, Heilongjiang (China)

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