Financial inclusion for a greener Africa: unlocking low-carbon development through technology
より環境に優しいアフリカのための金融包摂：技術による低炭素開発の解放 (AI 翻訳)
Jing Tong, Regina Mulunda, Joel Victor Dossa
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日本語
本研究は、サブサハラアフリカ35カ国における金融包摂と炭素強度の関係を2000～2022年のデータで分析。技術革新が媒介することを発見し、低所得国では炭素強度を上げるが、上位中所得国では下げることを示す。政策・制度環境の重要性を強調。
English
This study examines the relationship between financial inclusion and carbon intensity in 35 Sub-Saharan African countries from 2000-2022. It finds that technological innovation mediates this relationship, with financial inclusion reducing carbon intensity in upper-middle-income countries but increasing it in low-income ones. Institutional and policy environments are crucial.
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📝 gxceed 編集解説 — Why this matters
日本のGX文脈において
日本のGX政策にとって直接的な関係は薄いが、途上国向けのグリーンファイナンス戦略やODAの設計において、金融包摂と技術普及の連携が示唆に富む。特に低所得国での効果の逆転は、政策の段階的導入の必要性を示す。
In the global GX context
This paper contributes to global GX discourse by providing empirical evidence on how financial inclusion can drive low-carbon development in Africa. It highlights the importance of aligning financial access with technological readiness and institutional quality, relevant for designing effective climate finance mechanisms in developing regions.
👥 読者別の含意
🔬研究者:Provides mediation and heterogeneity analysis that can inform future studies on financial inclusion and carbon emissions.
🏢実務担当者:Offers insights for designing financial inclusion programs that support green technology adoption in different income contexts.
🏛政策担当者:Highlights the need for complementary policies (technology, institutions) to ensure financial inclusion reduces rather than increases carbon intensity.
📄 Abstract（原文）
This study examines how financial inclusion influences carbon intensity in 35 Sub-Saharan African countries over the period 2000–2022, with particular attention to the mediating role of technological innovation. Grounded in financial development theory and the energy ladder framework, the analysis explores both the direct effects of expanded financial access on environmental performance and the indirect channels through which these effects materialize. Using panel data and a range of robust econometric approaches, including two-way fixed effects, instrumental variable estimation and extensive robustness checks, the results show that greater financial inclusion is associated with lower carbon intensity, largely by enabling investment in cleaner technologies and improving energy efficiency. Mediation analysis identifies technological innovation as a critical transmission mechanism, though its effectiveness varies with institutional quality and income levels. Further heterogeneity analysis reveals that financial inclusion tends to raise carbon intensity in low-income countries while reducing it in upper-middle-income economies, underscoring the role of economic development, regulatory capacity and supporting infrastructure. Regional evidence confirms that the environmental gains from financial inclusion are most pronounced in contexts with supportive policy environments and technological readiness. The findings imply that financial inclusion can be a powerful lever for low-carbon transition in Sub-Saharan Africa, but its success depends on alignment with technological, institutional and policy frameworks.
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- openalex https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.32236590.v1first seen 2026-05-17 05:36:11
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