Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Health Outcomes in Nigeria

Abstract

This study examined the impact of greenhouse gas emissions on health outcomes in Nigeria covering the period 1990-2021. Data for the study were extracted from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) statistical bulletin and the World Development Index (WDI) 2021. The data are health outcome (life expectancy, greenhouse gas emissions, population and inflation rate). The method of data analysis used is the linear regression with the application of the Vector Error Correction Model (VECM) and the Granger causality statistics. The major findings of the study reveal that Greenhouse gas emissions negatively impact health outcomes in Nigeria and there is a uni-directional granger causality between greenhouse gas emissions and health outcomes in Nigeria. It is therefore the recommendation of the study that more resources should be channeled for research aimed at developing alternatives to greenhouse gas emissions and there is need to carry out a massive reform in our health sector. This reform should include setting up a special committee that ensures any allocated fund to the health-sector is adequately utilized.