Yeşil Ekonomide Ulusal Varlık Fonlarının Rolü

Year 2024, Volume: 9 Issue: 3, 627 - 652

Orhan Şimşek , Ahmet Arif Eren

https://doi.org/10.25229/beta.1522373

Abstract

Dünya ekonomisi iktisadi bunalımlar ile mücadele ederken diğer yandan iklim değişikliği, doğal kaynakların tükenmesi ve çevresel tahribat sorunlarıyla karşı karşıya kalmaktadır. Hem iktisadi hem de çevresel sorunlara müşterek bir çözüm üretme gayesinde olan yeşil ekonomi, son dönemlerde giderek artan düzeyde ön plana çıkmaktadır. Çevresel konuların ekonomideki karar alma süreçlerine entegresini öngören yeşil ekonomi, döngüsel, düşük karbonlu ve kaynak açısından verimli bir ekonomiye doğru bir rota çizerek, ekonomik büyüme ile çevresel tahribat arasındaki tarihsel bağı kırmaya çalışmaktadır. Diğer yandan da devletin önemli yatırım araçları olarak ortaya çıkan ulusal varlık fonları, yapacağı yatırımlarla yeşil ekonomiyle sinerji oluşturabilecek bir potansiyele sahiptir. Bu çalışmada, yeşil ekonomi ile ulusal varlık fonları arasındaki dinamik etkileşim ve ulusal varlık fonlarının sürece dahil olarak sürdürülebilir ekonomik büyümeyi nasıl teşvik edebilecekleri araştırılmaktadır.

Keywords

Yeşil Ekonomi, Ulusal Varlık Fonları, Dünya Ekonomisi

The Role of Sovereign Wealth Funds in the Green Economy

Abstract

While the world economy is struggling with economic crises, it is also faced with climate change, depletion of natural resources and environmental damage. The green economy, which aims to produce a solution to both economic and environmental problems, has been increasingly prominent in recent years. The green economy, which envisages the integration of environmental issues into decision-making processes in the economy, tries to break the historical link between economic growth and environmental damage by drawing a route towards a circular, low-carbon and resource-efficient economy. On the other hand, sovereign wealth funds, which have emerged as important investment instruments of the state, have the potential to create synergy with the green economy through their investments. This study investigates the dynamic interaction between green economy and sovereign wealth funds and how sovereign wealth funds can promote sustainable economic growth by engaging in the process.

Keywords

Green Economy, Sovereign Wealth Funds, World Economy

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