Assessing Green Transition Dynamics in Europe Through LOPCOW & CODAS Methods

Year 2025, Volume: 10 Issue: 2, 629 - 659, 30.06.2025

Gülin Zeynep Öztaş

https://doi.org/10.25229/beta.1612931

Abstract

The climate crisis is a result of human-caused global issues. Adopting the notion of sustainability is the key for surviving the repercussions of the climate crisis with minimal damage. Sustainability is a holistic approach to address the climate crisis. The green transition is a crucial strategy that can be used to promote sustainable global development. Measuring green transition performance enables countries to track their progress toward sustainability. This study aims to evaluate the green transition performances of 29 European countries through an integrated LOPCOW&CODAS method. The relative importance of performance indicators is calculated objectively by LOPCOW and then the overall performance scores are obtained by CODAS. The findings show that building energy efficiency, environmental impacts, and preserving and managing natural resources are considered the most critical factors in the green transition. Furthermore, this study explores the effects of applying different weight sets to set the robustness of the performances. Norway, the Netherlands, Estonia, and Austria are leading countries across multiple scenarios. By addressing these aspects, the findings provide deeper insights into green transition dynamics across Europe. Investments in the research and development of green transition should be given top priority by policy-makers who also support sustainable practices.

Keywords

Green transition , Sustainability , Performance analysis , LOPCOW , CODAS

Avrupa’da Yeşil Dönüşüm Dinamiklerinin LOPCOW & CODAS Yöntemleriyle Değerlendirilmesi

Abstract

İklim krizi, insan kaynaklı küresel sorunların bir sonucudur. Sürdürülebilirlik kavramının benimsenmesi, iklim krizinin yansımalarından en az zararla kurtulmanın anahtarıdır. Sürdürülebilirlik, iklim krizini ele almak için bütüncül bir yaklaşımdır. Yeşil dönüşüm, sürdürülebilir küresel kalkınmayı teşvik etmek için kullanılabilecek çok önemli bir stratejidir. Yeşil dönüşüm performansının ölçülmesi, ülkelerin sürdürülebilirlik yolunda kaydettikleri ilerlemeyi takip etmelerini sağlar. Bu çalışma, 29 Avrupa ülkesinin yeşil dönüşüm performanslarını entegre bir LOPCOW&CODAS yöntemiyle değerlendirmeyi amaçlamaktadır. Performans göstergelerinin göreli önemi LOPCOW ile objektif olarak hesaplanmakta ve ardından CODAS ile genel performans puanları elde edilmektedir. Bulgular, bina enerji verimliliği, çevresel etkiler ve doğal kaynakların korunması ve yönetiminin yeşil dönüşümde en kritik faktörler olduğunu göstermektedir. Ayrıca bu çalışma, ülkelerin performanslarının sağlamlığını belirlemek için farklı ağırlık setlerinin uygulanmasının etkisini araştırmaktadır. Norveç, Hollanda, Estonya ve Avusturya birden fazla senaryoda önde gelen ülkeler olarak elde edilmiştir. Bu hususların ele alınmasıyla, Avrupa genelinde yeşil dönüşüm dinamiklerine ilişkin daha derin bilgiler sağlanmıştır. Yeşil dönüşümün araştırılması ve geliştirilmesine yönelik yatırımlara, sürdürülebilir uygulamaları da destekleyen politika yapıcılar tarafından öncelik verilmelidir.

Keywords

Yeşil dönüşüm , Sürdürülebilirlik , Performans analizi , LOPCOW , CODAS

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