Yenilenebilir Enerji ve Sağlık Harcamaları İlişkisi: AB Ülkelerinden Kanıtlar

Yıl 2023, Cilt: 12 Sayı: 23, 43 - 48, 30.06.2023

Tuba Akar Tufan Sarıtaş Gökhan Akar

https://doi.org/10.55589/bsbd.1302569

Öz

Sera gazı emisyonlarının artması çevre ve halk sağlığı açısından ciddi bir tehlike oluşturmaktadır. Bu nedenle fosil yakıtların tüketimine bağlı olarak ortaya çıkan çevresel bozulmanın önüne geçebilmek için son dönemde yenilenebilir enerji kaynaklarının kullanımı önemi giderek artmaktadır. Bu kapsamda temiz enerjinin daha fazla kullanılması ülkelerin çevre kalitesinin iyileşmesine katkı sağlarken çevre kirliliğine bağlı olarak ortaya çıkan sağlık harcamalarını da azaltması beklenmektedir. Bu çalışmada 2001-2019 dönemi için 13 AB ülkesi ele alınarak yenilenebilir enerji tüketiminin, sağlık harcamaları üzerindeki etkisi panel veri analizi kullanılarak araştırılmıştır. Elde edilen bulgularda; yenilenebilir enerji tüketimi ve sağlık harcamaları değişkenleri arasında ters yönlü bir ilişkinin bulunduğu tespit edilmiştir. Bir diğer deyişle, yenilenebilir enerji tüketimindeki artışın, sağlık harcamalarını azalttığı; buna karşın yenilenebilir enerji tüketimindeki azalışın, sağlık harcamalarını artırdığı saptanmıştır. Modele, kontrol değişkeni olarak dahil edilen ekonomik büyüme serisinin ise sağlık harcamaları üzerinde pozitif bir etki bıraktığı gözlemlenmiştir.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Yenilenebilir Enerji, Sağlık Harcamaları, Avrupa Birliği, Panel veri analizi

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