%0 Journal Article
%T Does the Relationship between Energy Consumption and Greenhouse Gas (CO<sub>2</sub>) Emissions in Sub-Saharan Africa Follow a Linear Path?
%A Fran&#231
%A ois Likondzabeka
%A Antoine Ngakosso
%A Hermann Clachel Lekana
%J Journal of Human Resource and Sustainability Studies
%P 686-699
%@ 2328-4870
%D 2024
%I Scientific Research Publishing
%R 10.4236/jhrss.2024.123036
%X The objective of this paper is to determine the inflection point of greenhouse gas (CO<sub>2</sub>) emissions in sub-Saharan African countries over the period 2000 to 2018. The strong and weak sustainability theories were used as a framework to analyze this paper. The panel data approach was used, and fixed and random effect models were used. The results obtained show that energy consumption and CO<sub>2</sub> emissions have a non-linear relationship, justifying the existence of an inflection point. These results suggest that, due to a certain level of energy consumption and CO<sub>2</sub> emissions of concern, African countries modify their consumption trajectory by adopting much cleaner energies and by boosting cooperation in environmental preservation.
%K Energy Consumption
%K CO<sub>2</sub> Emissions
%K Kuznets Curve
%K Panel Data
%K Sub-Saharan Africa
%U http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=136359