It is observed that the largest contribution to the greenhouse effect is produced by CO 2 emissions. The outcome of the research advances climate change mitigation strategy and proffers the required attention to policy makers in South Africa and Africa as a continent.įrom the accounts of, contributions of the various gases to global warming are CO 2 (53%), chloro-fluro carbons (CFCs) (24%), methane (CH4) (15%), and nitrous oxide (N 2O) (5%). Energy intensity and the approach to energy consumption are significant in mitigating carbon emissions, which is due to the possibilities of high fuel efficiency and pollution decrease. The results indicate that GDP and passenger vehicles contributed largely to CO 2- eq emissions, however, the impact varies across the three provinces. The characterized parametric panel dataset for Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal and Western Cape were assessed from 2016 to 2020 to make objective function determinations. Carbon emissions coefficient method, (CECM) is made applicable to determine the quantification of the forms of fossil fuels utilized in the transportation sector. The transport sector of the main buoyant economic provinces of South Africa for a consecutive period of five years was investigated using STIRPAT models. The paper utilized a panel dataset to investigate the effects of the impact factors, namely, economic growth, energy intensity, energy consumption, urbanisation, passenger vehicles and transport infrastructure investments on carbon emissions (CO 2- eq).
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