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Institutional Settings, Renewable Energy Development, and Forest Cover Changes in Sub-Saharan Africa
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Author(s): Ewere Evelyn Anyokwu (Center for Development Research (ZEF), University of Bonn, Germany)and Chigozie Nweke-Eze (Institute of Geography, University of Bonn, Germany)
Copyright: 2021
Pages: 29
Source title:
Handbook of Research on Institution Development for Sustainable and Inclusive Economic Growth in Africa
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Evans S. Osabuohien (Covenant University, Nigeria), Emmanuel A. Oduntan (Covenant University, Nigeria), Obindah Gershon (Covenant University, Nigeria), Olaronke Onanuga (Covenant University, Nigeria)and Oluyomi Ola-David (Covenant University, Nigeria)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-4817-2.ch004
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Abstract
This chapter explores the roles of institutional settings in renewable energy (RE) development in Sub-Saharan Africa, and the effects of RE development on forest cover changes in the region. The study finds that the slow but persistent growth in RE contribution to total energy bundles can be credited to the general improvements in institutional reforms and frameworks. It also finds that unlike biomass-based RE systems, the indirect deforestation effects associated with solar and wind energy systems, are largely offset by the environmental benefits that accrue from them. Based on these findings, the chapter recommends that coordinated institutional interventions should prioritize the deployment of more environmentally sustainable RE technologies such as solar and wind energies.
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