IMPLICATIONS OF HOUSEHOLD SOLID FUEL CONSUMPTION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY IN NIGERIA
Idakwoji Ojochogwu Blessing, Bernard Tony and Saheed Zakaree
Volume 2 Issue 2
Abstract
This study examines the implication of household energy on environmental quality in Nigeria Spanning the period 1971-2021. Data for the analysis were sourced from World Bank’s database while Autoregressive Distributed Lag (ARDL) approach was employed for the analysis. The study is hinged on environmental Kuznets hypothesis. The dependent variables include carbond dioxide emission proxied for environmental quality. The explanatory variables includes solid fuel consumption (% of total energy) (SFC) proxied for household energy while complementary vairables includes; fossil fuel consumption (FFC) (% of total energy), gaseous fuel consumption (GFC) (% of total energy), gross domestic product per capita (GDPPC) and rate of urbanization (UBN). The bound test result reveals that there is existence of long run relationship among the variables captured in the model. The finding reveals that household energy consumption proxied by solid fuel consumption account for an increase in carbon dioxide emission (worsening environmental quality) both in the long-run and short-run. Based on these outcomes, the study therefore recommends the need for Nigerian government to embark on serious sensitization on the need for the adoption of environmentally friendly energy for households use. The government in collaboration with relevant stakeholders need to provide household cooking apparatus without health implication at a subsidize rate. Keywords: Household, Solid Fuel, Environmental Quality, Carbon Emission, ARDL
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