Avrupa Birliği’nde Karbon Vergisinin Kabul Edilebilirliği: Güven, Endişe ve Demokratik Katılım

Year 2023, Volume: 4 Issue: 3, 343 - 363, 30.09.2023

Candan Yılmaz Uğur

https://doi.org/10.54733/smar.1342166

Cited By: 1

Abstract

Bu çalışmanın amacı; güven, iklim değişikliği endişesi ve demokratik katılım değişkenlerinin karbon vergisi artışına yönelik desteği artırıp artırmadığını incelemektir. Çalışma 2016-2017 dönemi European Social Survey (Avrupa Sosyal Araştırması) Round 8’den elde edilen verilere dayanarak 21 Avrupa Birliği ülkesini kapsamaktadır. Çalışmada SPSS 22 programı kullanılmıştır. Korelasyon ve çoklu regresyon analizi kullanılarak tahmin edilen çalışmadan elde edilen en önemli sonuç iklim değişikliğine yönelik endişenin artması ile karbon vergisine yönelik desteğin artacağı yönündedir. Hükümete güven, parlamentoya güven, partilere güven değişkenleri ile karbon vergisine yönelik destek arasında istatistiksel olarak anlamlı ve pozitif yönlü bir ilişkinin olduğu görülmüştür. Bireylerin hükümetin yaptıklarında yeterli düzeyde söz sahibi olmalarına olanak sağlayan demokratik katılım ile karbon vergisine yönelik destek arasında da pozitif yönlü ve güçlü bir ilişkinin olduğu tespit edilmiştir. Çalışmada ayrıca kadınların, gençlerin, eğitim seviyesi yüksek olanların, sol görüşe sahip olanların ve kentlerde yaşayanların karbon vergisine ilişkin desteğinin daha yüksek olduğu görülmüştür. Bu bağlamda karbon vergisine yönelik politikalarda, karbon vergisine ilişkin desteği belirleyen unsurların göz önünde bulundurulması önerilmektedir.

Keywords

iklim değişikliği, karbon salınımı, karbon vergisi, demokratik katılım, Avrupa Birliği

The Acceptability of a Carbon Tax in the European Union: Trust, Concern and Democratic Participation

Abstract

The aim of this study is to examine whether trust, climate change concern and political effectiveness variables increase support for a carbon tax increase. The study covers 21 European Union countries based on the data obtained from the European Social Survey (ESS) Round 8 for the period 2016-2017. SPSS 22 programme was used in the study. The most important result obtained from the study, which was estimated using correlation and multiple regression analysis, is that the support for carbon tax will increase with the increase in concern about climate change. It is observed that there is a statistically significant and positive relationship between the variables of trust in the government, trust in the parliament and trust in the parties and support for carbon tax. It is also observed that there is a positive and strong relationship between political effectiveness, which allows individuals to have enough say in what the government does, and support for carbon tax. In the study, it was also observed that women, young people, those with higher education level, those with leftist views and those living in urban areas have higher support for carbon tax. In this context, it is suggested that the factors determining the support for carbon tax should be taken into consideration in policies towards carbon tax.

Keywords

climate change, carbon emissions, carbon tax, political support, European Union

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