[HTML][HTML] The drivers of environmental sustainability in BRICS economies: do green finance and fintech matter?

MC Udeagha, N Ngepah - World Development Sustainability, 2023 - Elsevier
The BRICS nations have made environmental sustainability a top priority in their policies
due to concerns about the negative impact of fossil fuel reliance on the environment. Their …

Green finance, fintech, and environmental sustainability: fresh policy insights from the BRICS nations

MC Udeagha, E Muchapondwa - International Journal of …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
The BRICS region has considered achieving environmental sustainability a top priority in
terms of policy. Environmental distress is mostly brought on by the region's continued …

Exploring the moderating role of financial development in environmental Kuznets curve for South Africa: fresh evidence from the novel dynamic ARDL simulations …

MC Udeagha, MC Breitenbach - Financial Innovation, 2023 - Springer
The extant literature has produced mixed evidence on the relationship between financial
development and ecological sustainability. This work addresses this conundrum by …

Striving for the United Nations (UN) sustainable development goals (SDGs) in BRICS economies: The role of green finance, fintech, and natural resource rent

MC Udeagha, E Muchapondwa - Sustainable Development, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
In terms of policy, the BRICS region has prioritized achieving environmental sustainability.
Environmental problems are mostly caused by the area's continuous reliance on fossil fuels …

Revisiting the nexus between fiscal decentralization and CO2 emissions in South Africa: fresh policy insights

MC Udeagha, MC Breitenbach - Financial Innovation, 2023 - Springer
The argument over fiscal decentralization and carbon dioxide emission (CO2) reduction has
received much attention. However, evidence to back this claim is limited. Economic theory …

[HTML][HTML] Dynamic ARDL simulations effects of fiscal decentralization, green technological innovation, trade openness, and institutional quality on environmental …

MC Udeagha, N Ngepah - Sustainability, 2022 - mdpi.com
Fiscal decentralization and green innovation are important to a country's economic progress,
but the externalities of increased pollution as a result of a rise in the energy used and …

Does trade openness mitigate the environmental degradation in South Africa?

MC Udeagha, N Ngepah - Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2022 - Springer
The debate over the role international trade plays in determining environmental outcomes
has considerably generated more heat than light. Theoretical work has been successful in …

Investigating the moderating role of economic policy uncertainty in environmental Kuznets curve for South Africa: Evidence from the novel dynamic ARDL simulations …

MC Udeagha, E Muchapondwa - Environmental Science and Pollution …, 2022 - Springer
South Africa, one of the emerging markets and fast-develo** economies in Sub-Saharan
Africa recognised for varying world's natural assets on the international market, has …

Environmental sustainability in South Africa: Understanding the criticality of economic policy uncertainty, fiscal decentralization, and green innovation

MC Udeagha, E Muchapondwa - Sustainable Development, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
South Africa, like most develo** nations, is confronted with choosing between the need to
advance their economy and the need to protect the environment. The United Nations …

Disaggregating the environmental effects of renewable and non-renewable energy consumption in South Africa: fresh evidence from the novel dynamic ARDL …

MC Udeagha, N Ngepah - Economic Change and Restructuring, 2022 - Springer
Previous studies have widely used the aggregate energy consumption in the energy–growth–
CO2 emissions nexus, which may not show the relative strength or explanatory power of …