Do renewable energy and total factor productivity eliminate CO<sub>2</sub> emissions in Turkey?

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Mukhtarov S.

ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS AND POLICY STUDIES, vol.26, no.2, pp.307-324, 2024 (ESCI) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 26 Issue: 2
  • Publication Date: 2024
  • Doi Number: 10.1007/s10018-023-00377-x
  • Journal Name: ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS AND POLICY STUDIES
  • Journal Indexes: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, IBZ Online, International Bibliography of Social Sciences, ABI/INFORM, Agricultural & Environmental Science Database, Aquatic Science & Fisheries Abstracts (ASFA), Business Source Elite, Business Source Premier, CAB Abstracts, EconLit, Environment Index, Greenfile, Pollution Abstracts, Public Affairs Index, Veterinary Science Database
  • Page Numbers: pp.307-324
  • Azerbaijan State University of Economics (UNEC) Affiliated: No

Abstract

This paper analyzes the impact of renewable energy consumption, total factor productivity (TFP), income, imports, and exports on consumption-based CO2 emissions in Turkey from 1990 to 2019, utilizing the Autoregressive Distributed Lagged (ARDL) method. The findings indicated that the use of renewable energy, total factor productivity and exports negatively influence CO2 emissions. On the other hand, the positive impact of income and imports on CO2 emissions was found. The negative impact of renewable energy consumption and total factor productivity highlights the importance of implementing environmentally friendly measures in the energy sector (particularly raising the proportion of renewable energy in overall energy consumption) and technological innovation.