Food Security, Climate Justice and Energy Transition
A Case of Households in Imo State, Nigeria
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Food Security, Climate Justice, Energy Consumption, Energy TransitionAbstract
The study was conducted on food security, climate justice and energy transition: a case of households in Imo State, Nigeria. The aim is to describe the socioeconomic characteristics of the households and determine the effect of climate justice on food security status, energy consumption and socioeconomic factors. A multi-stage sampling procedure involving random and purposive sampling techniques was used to sample 360 respondents through well-structured questionnaires. Descriptive and inferential statistics were used in analyzing the data. Results found that the average age of the respondents was 43.54 years, 66.11% of the respondents were food secure, 70.83% of the respondents were married, the average household size of the respondents was around 7 people per household, the average energy consumed by the respondents was N11,898.58, and the average monthly income was N365,972.22. The results of the effect of climate justice on food security, energy consumption and socioeconomic factors showed that the coefficient of multiple determination (R2) was 0.964, indicating that 96.4% of the variation in the impact of climate justice in the study area was explained by the variables in the model. With an F-statistic of 11.486, it is evident that the model effectively described the impact of climate justice. Variables such as food security status (P > 0.01), marital status (P > 0.01), and income (P > 0.1) exhibited a positive relationship with climate justice, while education (P > 0.1) and age (P > 0.05) showed a negative relationship. Energy consumption did not show and relationship on the climate justice. The study recommended continuous education should be considered appropriate for sustainable practices to mitigate climate effects on food security, Households should embrace solar systems as an alternative to fossil fuels for a cleaner environment and sustainable agriculture.
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