Güneş Enerjisi ve Ekonomik Büyüme

Abstract

Enerji, üretim süreçlerinin, ekonomik faaliyetlerin ve gündelik hayatın en önemli bileşenlerinden birisidir. Ülkelerin gerek ekonomik büyümelerinde, gerekse kalkınma göstergelerinde belirleyici olan enerji, aynı zamanda kıt bir kaynaktır. Öte yandan son 200 yıldır, enerji elde etmek için dünya kaynakları tüketilmekte ve zarar verilen doğal çevre de artık kıt bir kaynak haline gelmektedir. Doğal çevreye verilen zarar gittikçe geri dönülemez bir noktaya yaklaşmakta ve bu durum insanlığın tüm kazanımlarını tehdit etmektedir. Bu nedenle özellikle karbon emisyon oranlarını azaltacak yöntemlerin kullanılması için yenilenebilir kaynaklara yönelmek çok kritik hale gelmektedir. Ayrıca yenilenebilir kaynaklardan enerji elde etmek sürdürülebilir ekonomik büyüme için de elzemdir. Güneş enerjisi de sınırsız ve temiz olma özellikleri ile önemli bir yenilenebilir enerji kaynağıdır. Bu çalışmada güneş enerjisi ve ekonomik büyüme ilişkisi araştırılmaktadır. Deneysel çalışmada seçilmiş 19 ülkenin 1990-2019 yılları arasındaki bilgilerini kapsayan veri seti, panel veri yöntemleri ile analiz edilmektedir. Deneysel analizde hem statik hem de dinamik panel yöntemleri uygulanmaktadır. Çalışma sonuçlarına göre, güneş enerjisi kullanımı ile ekonomik büyüme arasında pozitif bir ilişki vardır. Elde edilen bulgular, kullanılan veri seti özelinde büyüme hipotezinin geçerli olduğunu göstermektedir.

Keywords

• Ekonomik Büyüme
• Güneş Enerjisi
• Panel Veri Yöntemi

Solar Energy and Economic Growth

Abstract

Energy is one of the most crucial components of production processes, economic activities and daily life. Being a determinant of both the economic growth and development indicators of the countries, energy is a scarce resource. On the other hand, in the last 200 years, world resources have been depleted for energy purposes, and the damaged natural environment has now become a scarce resource. The damage of the natural environment is getting closer to an irreversible point, and this situation threatens all the achievements of humanity. For this reason, it becomes very critical to use renewable resources especially for reducing the carbon emission rates. In addition, obtaining energy from renewable resources is essential for sustainable economic growth. Solar energy is an important renewable energy source that is unlimited and clean. In this study, the relationship between solar energy and economic growth is explored. In the empirical study, the data set covering the data of 19 selected countries between 1990 and 2019 is analyzed with panel data methods. Both static and dynamic panel data methods are applied in the empirical analysis. According to the results of the study, there is a positive relationship between solar energy use and economic growth. The findings show that the growth hypothesis is valid for this data set.

Keywords

• Economic Growth
• Solar Energy
• Panel Data Methods

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