Journal of Resources, Energy and Development - Volume 6, issue 1

Authors: Ghosh, Sajal

Article Type: Research Article

Abstract: The study probes cointegration and Granger causality between economic growth and petroleum consumption, using annual data covering the period 1980–2004, for Bangladesh, Bhutan, Burma, China, Maldives, Nepal, and Pakistan in a bivariate vector autoregression framework with change in international oil price as exogenous variable. Augmented Dickey-Fuller tests reveal that all the series are non-stationary in nature. Existence of long-run equilibrium relationship has been established between economic activity and petroleum consumption in Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, and Pakistan. Unidirectional long-term causality running from economic growth to petroleum consumption has been found to exist for Bangladesh, Bhutan, and China while long-run bi-directional causality …has been found for Pakistan. For countries like Maldives and Nepal, though series are found to be non-cointegrated, there exists bidirectional short-run causality between economic growth and petroleum consumption. For Burma, no causality is found in either direction. The study also highlights the implications of the results and, finally, suggests some policy prescriptions based on empirical findings, which are country-specific. Show more

DOI: 10.3233/RED-120055

Citation: Journal of Resources, Energy and Development, vol. 6, no. 1, pp. 1-8, 2009

Authors: Santha, Sunil D

Article Type: Research Article

Abstract: This paper examines the continuity and change in the governance of inland fisheries in Kerala. It analyses the transformations taking place in riverine fisheries management due to social, technological, and policy changes. Further, it discusses the significance of contextual factors in the sustainable management of riverine fisheries. The findings of this paper show that contextual factors such as family structure, technological changes, intervention by state government, market, and resource scarcity have significantly influenced sustainable fishing practices. Exploring the dynamics of norms and sanctions that facilitate sustainable resource use, this paper also signifies the limitations of static models of institutions in …natural resource management. This paper is based on ethnographic fieldwork among two fishing communities along the Pamba-Achankovil River basin in Kerala, South India. Interview guides and focused group discussion were the primary tools of data collection. Show more

DOI: 10.3233/RED-120056

Citation: Journal of Resources, Energy and Development, vol. 6, no. 1, pp. 9-22, 2009

Authors: Akinwumi, I O | Obioh, I B | Momodu, A S | Akinbami, J-F K

Article Type: Research Article

Abstract: Globally, energy consumption is projected to grow, with the major increase expected in developing countries, including Nigeria. Bio-energy sources accounted for 60% of the total final energy consumption in Nigeria, of which 85% was utilized by the household sector, in 2000. The effect of technology intervention on household energy mix in Nigeria was examined for a 30-year period by using four different economic development scenarios. These consist of the baseline scenario, NEEDS (National Economic Empowerment and Development Strategy) Baseline, or N_BS, and three technology intervention scenarios, namely, NEEDS Trend Scenario, or N_TS, NEEDS Action Scenario, or N_AOS, and Non-NEEDS Scenario, …or N-NS. The study was carried out for different ecological zones, namely, forest and savanna. Longrange Energy Alternatives Planning, or LEAP, system, an energy simulation model, was employed for the analysis of the study. Lower and upper limits of the cost of technology intervention are $17.40 billion and $39.20 billion for N_BS and N-NS, respectively. The final energy demand dropped by about 47%, 55%, and 64% for the three intervention scenarios, namely, N_TS, N_AOS, and N-NS, respectively. Environmental implications, in terms of GHG (greenhouse gas) savings, are savings of 1.5 billion kg of C equivalent, and the avoided cost is about –$0.11 million/tonne of C equivalent, which actually represents benefit. Cumulative GHG emission per capita at about 690 kg CO2 equivalent was highest for N_BS in 2030, with the least emission occurring for N-NS for the same time period, at 550 kg CO2 equivalent. The final energy intensity for the country’s household sector was estimated to be 50.96 GJ/annum. With a technology intervention that is more efficient than the current trend and provides better alternatives for cooking energy, this figure is expected to drop appreciably over the 30-year time frame of the analysis. However, the immediate contending issues for household energy use in Nigeria are ensuring accessibility to energy sources in terms of availability and affordability, and enabling the rural populace and urban poor to achieve a sustainable path for national economic growth and development. Show more

DOI: 10.3233/RED-120057

Citation: Journal of Resources, Energy and Development, vol. 6, no. 1, pp. 23-43, 2009

Authors: Jaitly, Ashok

Article Type: Book Review

DOI: 10.3233/RED-120058

Citation: Journal of Resources, Energy and Development, vol. 6, no. 1, pp. 45-47, 2009