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AfCFTA Implementation and Carbon Dioxide Emissions in African Countries

In: The Palgrave Handbook of Carbon Trading in Africa

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  • Charles Doukouré Fe

    (Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Statistique et d’Economie Appliquée (ENSEA), Department of Research)

  • Mahutin Anselme Houessigbede

    (Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Statistique et d’Economie Appliquée (ENSEA), Department of Research)

Abstract

This chapter begins by analysing the potential impact of the implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) agreement on greenhouse gas emissions. Secondly, the chapter suggests ways in which a potential increase in CO2 emissions can be traded through a carbon market mechanism. The quantitative part of the work is based on a panel data analysis of 42 African countries over the period 1995–2022. The qualitative part, which involved describing the market mechanisms that would enable CO2 emissions to be traded on a market, was based on a literature review. The analysis shows that AfCFTA has a potentially positive effect on CO2 emissions in Africa. The chapter concludes with some policy recommendations.

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  • Charles Doukouré Fe & Mahutin Anselme Houessigbede, 2026. "AfCFTA Implementation and Carbon Dioxide Emissions in African Countries," Springer Books, in: Obindah Gershon & Ayodele Asekomeh & Smith I. Azubuike (ed.), The Palgrave Handbook of Carbon Trading in Africa, pages 107-122, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:sprchp:978-3-032-00934-0_5
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-032-00934-0_5
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