Transport, Energy Consumption, Carbon Emission and Economic Policies Uncertainties in Nigeria

Abstract

Following the need to find a solution to the threat of climate change globally, this study aimed to investigate the effect of transportation energy consumption and economic uncertainty on transport carbon emission covering the period of 1985 – 2020 in Nigeria. The study employed the Autoregressive Distributed Lag technique to achieve the objective. The results showed that transport energy consumption, population growth and economic uncertainty contribute significantly to transport carbon emission in Nigeria. Therefore, the study recommends that the government implement policies that will nudge people to embrace sustainable means of transportation.