 Do ICTs promote the renewable energy consumption? The moderating effects of economic growth and structural transformation in AfricaAriel Herbert Fambeu and Patricia Tchawa Yomi International Economics, 2024, vol. 180, issue C Abstract: In light of the challenges posed by depleting energy resources and environmental degradation, the effective use of renewable energy is becoming ever more crucial. This study mainly investigates the role of ICT as a driver of renewable energy consumption in Africa. Furthermore, the study aims to emphasize the moderating effects of economic growth and structural transformation. To achieve this, the study employs the Augmented Mean Group (AMG) estimator on a panel of 45 African countries over the period 2000–2019. The findings show that internet and ICT service export promotes the use of renewable energy consumption, suggesting that the African nations examined have realized improvements in their energy mix as a result of ICT development. The moderating effects reveal that upgrading the energy consumption structure affected by digitalization is more significant in countries with high economic growth and more service-oriented. Our findings lead to a discussion of policy implications in relation to sustainable development goals (SDG). Keywords: ICT; Renewable energy consumption; Economic growth; Structural transformation; Africa (search for similar items in EconPapers) Downloads: (external link) Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:eee:inteco:v:180:y:2024:i:c:s2110701724000866 DOI: 10.1016/j.inteco.2024.100563 Access Statistics for this article International Economics is currently edited by Valerie Mignon and Marcelo Olarreaga More articles in International Economics from Elsevier |
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