IMPACT OF HUMAN DEVELOPMENT, REAL OUTPUT AND ENERGY DEPLETION ON CO2 EMISSIONS IN NIGERIA
Koginam Owudumopu Alex
Volume 5 Issue 1
Abstract
This study examines the impact of human development, real output and energy depletion on CO2 emissions in Nigeria from the year 1990 to 2022. The paper applied the Autoregressive Distributed Lag technique in the analysis of the specified regression model. The result of the bound test revealed evidence of cointegration between human development, economic growth, energy depletion and CO2 emissions. The findings show that human development and economic growth (RGDP) have mitigating effects on CO2 and significantly improves environmental quality in the long run. In contrast, the study found that in the short run, RGDP and energy depletion exert positive impact on CO2 emissions. The paper therefore recommends the government can take significant steps to improve environmental quality by encouraging the human development of the population. This may contribute to reverse the effect of livelihood activities on the environment. Keywords: Human Development, HDI, RGDP, Energy Depletion, RGDP
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