The Relationship Between R&D, Economic Growth And Climate Change

Year 2025, Volume: 27 Issue: 3, 1024 - 1034, 29.09.2025

Zeynep Narman

https://doi.org/10.32709/akusosbil.1409941

Abstract

The negative consequences of climate change are rapidly increasing, and it affects different economic sectors in various ways. Experts have identified greenhouse gas emissions as the primary catalyst that accelerates climate change, leading to a range of social, economic and ecological problems. Researchers worldwide are debating whether economic development and Research and Development (R&D) investments can help control these issues. This study aims to investigate the impact of R&D investment and economic growth on environmental quality. Panel data methods were used to address existing econometric issues in estimating the effect of R&D and economic growth on greenhouse gas emissions. The study used data from selected OECD economies covering the period from 2000 to 2022. The findings indicate that R&D investments and carbon dioxide have a significant positive impact on environmental quality by reducing a range of pollutants, including pollutants and other pollutants.
The results are robust to a range of sensitivity tests, and the findings have important policy implications for climate change and various environmental initiatives.

Keywords

R&D , Environment , Panel Data Analysis

Ar-Ge, Ekonomik Büyüme ve İklim Değişikliği Arasındaki İlişki

Abstract

İklim değişikliğinin olumsuz sonuçlarının hızla artması, tüm ekonomik sektörlerde farklı etkilere neden olmaktadır. Uzmanlar, iklim değişikliklerini hızlandıran temel katalizörün sera gazı emisyonu olduğunu kanıtlamış ve bu durum çeşitli sosyal, ekonomik ve ekolojik sorunlara yol açmıştır. Bu tür sorunların Araştırma ve geliştirme (Ar-Ge) yatırımları ve ülkelerin ekonomik gelişmişliği ile kontrol edilip edilemeyeceği konusundaki tartışma, dünya çapındaki araştırmacıların dikkatini çekmektedir. Bu çalışmada Ar-Ge yatırımı ve ekonomik büyümenin çevre kalitesi üzerindeki etkisi araştırılmaktadır. Ar-Ge ve ekonomik büyümenin sera gazı emisyonları üzerindeki etkisini tahmin etmede mevcut ekonometrik sorunları ele almak için panel veri yöntemleri kullanılmıştır. Ardından, 2000'den 2022'ye kadar olan dönemi kapsayan seçilmiş OECD ekonomilerden elde edilen verileri kullanılarak, Ar-Ge yatırımlarının, karbondioksit ve diğer kirleticiler de dahil olmak üzere bir dizi kirleticiyi azaltarak çevre kalitesi üzerinde önemli bir olumlu etkiye sahip olduğu sonucuna ulaşılmıştır. Sonuçlar bir dizi hassasiyet testine karşı dayanıklıdır. Bulgular, iklim değişikliği ve çeşitli güncel çevresel girişimler için önemli politika sonuçlarına sahiptir.

Keywords

Ar-Ge , Çevre , Panel Veri Analizi

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