IDEAS home Printed from https://ideas.repec.org/a/spr/endesu/v27y2025i3d10.1007_s10668-023-04192-y.html
   My bibliography  Save this article

An environmental assessment of non-renewable, modern renewable, and combustible renewable energy in Cameroon

Author

Listed:
  • Ugur Korkut Pata

    (Osmaniye Korkut Ata University
    Lebanese American University
    Azerbaijan State University of Economics (UNEC) Clinic of Economics)

  • Selin Karlilar

    (Azerbaijan State University of Economics (UNEC) Clinic of Economics
    Eastern Mediterranean University)

  • Babatunde Sunday Eweade

    (Eastern Mediterranean University)

Abstract

Global environmental concerns have led countries to take action to transition to renewables. In this context, countries have begun to change their energy patterns to achieve ecological sustainability through the adoption of clean energy sources. Therefore, this study explores the impact of the energy mix on the ecological footprint by using the Fourier ADL and ARDL models for Cameroon from 1980 to 2018. To test the impact of the energy mix, the study adopts non-renewable energy, modern renewable energy, as well as combustible renewables and waste. The empirical findings reveal that GDP and electricity generation from non-renewable energy sources contribute the most to environmental deterioration in Cameroon. Modern renewables and combustible renewables and waste contribute significantly to environmental sustainability and reduce the ecological footprint. This implies that increased use of renewable energy sources, especially modern renewables, can help Cameroon achieve its renewable energy target and contribute to environmental sustainability. To mitigate the harmful impacts of non-renewable energy sources, the country should promote increasing the share of combustible renewables in its energy mix as a clean substitute.

Suggested Citation

  • Ugur Korkut Pata & Selin Karlilar & Babatunde Sunday Eweade, 2025. "An environmental assessment of non-renewable, modern renewable, and combustible renewable energy in Cameroon," Environment, Development and Sustainability: A Multidisciplinary Approach to the Theory and Practice of Sustainable Development, Springer, vol. 27(3), pages 7279-7296, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:endesu:v:27:y:2025:i:3:d:10.1007_s10668-023-04192-y
    DOI: 10.1007/s10668-023-04192-y
    as

    Download full text from publisher

    File URL: http://link.springer.com/10.1007/s10668-023-04192-y
    File Function: Abstract
    Download Restriction: Access to the full text of the articles in this series is restricted.
    File URL: https://libkey.io/10.1007/s10668-023-04192-y?utm_source=ideas
    LibKey link: if access is restricted and if your library uses this service, LibKey will redirect you to where you can use your library subscription to access this item
    ---><---

    As the access to this document is restricted, you may want to search for a different version of it.

    Corrections

    All material on this site has been provided by the respective publishers and authors. You can help correct errors and omissions. When requesting a correction, please mention this item's handle: RePEc:spr:endesu:v:27:y:2025:i:3:d:10.1007_s10668-023-04192-y. See general information about how to correct material in RePEc.

    If you have authored this item and are not yet registered with RePEc, we encourage you to do it here. This allows to link your profile to this item. It also allows you to accept potential citations to this item that we are uncertain about.

    We have no bibliographic references for this item. You can help adding them by using this form .

    If you know of missing items citing this one, you can help us creating those links by adding the relevant references in the same way as above, for each refering item. If you are a registered author of this item, you may also want to check the "citations" tab in your RePEc Author Service profile, as there may be some citations waiting for confirmation.

    For technical questions regarding this item, or to correct its authors, title, abstract, bibliographic or download information, contact: Sonal Shukla or Springer Nature Abstracting and Indexing (email available below). General contact details of provider: http://www.springer.com .

    Please note that corrections may take a couple of weeks to filter through the various RePEc services.

    IDEAS is a RePEc service. RePEc uses bibliographic data supplied by the respective publishers.