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Abstract The increase in the level of CO2 emissions has triggered the global temperature to rise above the pre industrial levels. The unprecedented climate change has resulted in flooding and droughts that have displaced millions of people from their homes, plunged them into poverty, famine, and stunted economic growth, especially in countries with shoddy infrastructure. The large-scale use of fossil fuels across the globe, increase in urbanization and economic growth are likely to worsen the environmental quality. However, the proponents of the economic growth hypothesis do not admit that the consumption of fossil fuels and urban expansion, increase the level of CO2 emissions in the atmosphere. The current study examines the effects of fossil fuels consumption, economic growth, urbanization and CO2 emissions in Kenya over the period 1971 to 2014. The study follows a formal time series econometric estimation strategy and estimates the long-run model using an autoregressive distributed lag. The study findings show that economic growth and the uptake of fossil fuels increase CO2 emission, while urbanization reduces it.  The study recommends phasing out subsidies for conventional energy supply, promoting energy efficiency and accelerating the development of clean energy technologies. Downloads Download data is not yet available. Author Biographies Jacob Otim, Kyambogo University, Uganda, Lecturer, Department of Econonomics, Kyambogo University.       Susan Watundu, Makerere University Business School, Uganda, Dr. Susan Watundu (PhD), Senior Lecturer, Department of Management Science, Makerere University Business School John Mutenyo, College of Business and Management Sciences, Makerere University, Economic Analysis and Policy, Uganda, Dr.John Mutenyo (PhD), Senior Lecturer, College of Business and Management Sciences, Makerere University, Economic Analysis and Policy.   Vincent Bagire, Department of Management Science, Makerere University Business School, Uganda. Professor Vincent Bagire (PhD), Department of Management Science, Makerere University Business School.   Downloads FULL TEXT Published 2023-05-17 How to Cite Otim, J., Watundu, S., Mutenyo, J., & Bagire, V. (2023). Fossil Fuel Energy Consumption, Economic Growth, Urbanization, and Carbon Dioxide Emissions in Kenya. International Journal of Energy Economics and Policy, 13(3), 457–468. https://doi.org/10.32479/ijeep.14292 More Citation Formats ACM ACS APA ABNT Chicago Harvard IEEE MLA Turabian Vancouver Download Citation Endnote/Zotero/Mendeley (RIS) BibTeX Issue Vol. 13 No. 3 (2023) Section Articles License Submission of an article implies that the work described has not been published previously , that it is not under consideration for publication elsewhere, that its publication is approved by all authors and tacitly or explicitly by the responsible authorities where the work was carried out, and that, if accepted, will not be published elsewhere in the same form, without the written consent of the Publisher. The Editors reserve the right to edit or otherwise alter all contributions, but authors will receive proofs for approval before publication. Most read articles by the same author(s) Jacob Otim, Geoffrey Mutumba, Susan Watundu, Geoffrey Mubiinzi, Milly Kaddu, The Effects of Gross Domestic Product and Energy Consumption on Carbon Dioxide Emission in Uganda (1986-2018) , International Journal of Energy Economics and Policy: Vol. 12 No. 1 (2022) Make a Submission Make a Submission Dergi Kapağı

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