The Nexus of Agricultural Efficiency, Renewable Energy Consumption, and Climate Change in Turkey

Year 2024, Volume: 8 Issue: 2, 586 - 599, 31.05.2024

Salih Çam

https://doi.org/10.29023/alanyaakademik.1407903

Abstract

Agricultural practices and renewable energy consumption have a major impact on the absorption of heat-trapping greenhouse gases and are closely linked to climate change. The impact of agriculture on climate change is due to the GHGs such as methane, nitrous oxide and carbon dioxide carbon dioxide that are released into the atmosphere during the agricultural practices. Therefore, to avoid undesirable effects of agriculture on climate change, it is important to understand the relationship between agricultural activities and greenhouse gases. In this study, we analyze the long-term effects of agricultural efficiency, fertilizer use, and renewable energy consumption on total carbon emissions in Turkey. The analysis is performed in two steps. In the first step, the values of agricultural efficiency are calculated using the CEE method. In the second step, ARDL and NARDL models are used to estimate the long-term effects of agricultural efficiency, fertilizer use, renewable energy consumption, GDP and population on CO2 emissions. The results show that improving agricultural efficiency and increasing the share of renewable energy would reduce carbon emissions, while fertilizer use, GDP, and population have negative long-term effects on CO2. In addition, the results of the Wald test indicate asymmetric long-term effects of renewable energy, agricultural efficiency, and fertilizer use on climate change.

Keywords

Climate Change, Agricultural Efficiency, Renewable Energy

The Nexus of Agricultural Efficiency, Renewable Energy Consumption, and Climate Change in Turkey

Abstract

Tarımsal uygulamalar ve yenilenebilir enerji tüketimi, ısıyı hapseden sera gazlarının emilimi üzerinde önemli bir etkiye sahiptir ve dolayısıyla iklim değişikliği ile yakından bağlantılıdır. Tarımın iklim değişikliği üzerindeki etkisi, tarımsal faaliyetler sırasında atmosfere salınan metan, azot oksit ve karbondioksit gibi gazlardan kaynaklanmaktadır. Dolayısıyla, tarımsal faaliyetlerin iklim değişikliği üzerindeki istenmeyen etkilerinden kaçınmak için tarımsal faaliyetlerin sera gazları üzerindeki etkisini ortaya koymak önemlidir. Bu çalışmada, Türkiye'de tarımsal etkinlik, gübre kullanımı ve yenilenebilir enerji tüketiminin toplam CO2 emisyonu üzerindeki uzun dönem etkileri analiz edilmektedir. Analiz iki aşamada gerçekleştirilmiştir. İlk aşamada CEE yöntemi kullanılarak Türkiye’nin tarımsal etkinlik değerleri hesaplanmıştır. İkinci aşamada ARDL ve NARDL modelleri yardımı ile tarımsal etkinlik, gübre kullanımı, yenilenebilir enerji tüketimi, GSYH ve nüfus gibi değişkenlerin CO2 üzerindeki uzun dönem etkileri tahmin edilmiştir. Sonuçlar, tarımsal etkinliğin iyileştirilmesinin ve yenilenebilir enerjinin payının artırılmasının sera gazı salınımı azaltacağını, gübre kullanımı, GSYH ve nüfusun ise sera gazı salınımı üzerinde olumsuz uzun vadeli etkileri olduğunu göstermektedir. Ek olarak, Wald testinin sonuçları yenilenebilir enerji, tarımsal etkinlik ve gübre kullanımının iklim değişikliği üzerindeki uzun vadeli etkilerinin asimetrik olduğunu göstermektedir.

Keywords

İklim Değişikliği, Tarımsal Etkinlik, Yenilenebilir Enerji

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