Exploration of Renewable Energy Resources for Sustainable Development in Nigeria: A Study of the Federal Capital Territory

Yusuf Opeyemi Akinwale and Ibikunle Olalekan Ogundari
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Yusuf Opeyemi Akinwale: School of Economic Sciences, North West University, South Africa,
Ibikunle Olalekan Ogundari: African Institute for Science Policy and Innovation, Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria

International Journal of Energy Economics and Policy, 2017, vol. 7, issue 3, 240-246

Abstract: This study examined renewable energy (RE) resources and their utilisation to achieve sustainable development (SD) in Nigeria. This was with the view of providing strategic assessment for sustainable energy development in the country consequent to the high level of environmental hazards which have trailed the path of many countries economic growth and industrialisation. A survey method was adopted in the study whereby 300 copies of a single set of questions were distributed across the federal capital territory, Abuja. The results showed that most of the respondents perceived that the level of public awareness and publicity by the government on RE adoption is still relatively low. Majority of the respondents were not concern about reduction of greenhouse gas emissions as

Keywords: Sustainable Development; Renewable Energy; Sustainable Development Goals (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 O44 Q01 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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