FİNANSAL GELİŞMENİN, YEŞİL TEKNOLOJİK İNOVASYONLARIN VE YENİLENEBİLİR ENERJİ KULLANIMININ KARBON EMİSYONLARININ AZALTILMASINDAKİ ROLÜ

Year 2025, Volume: 27 Issue: IERFM 2025 Özel Sayı, 149 - 176, 14.03.2025

Mehmet Hanifi Ateş , Canan Dağıdır Çakan , Sabri Kurtoğlu

https://doi.org/10.26468/trakyasobed.1514948

Abstract

Dünya genelinde sıcaklıkların artması ve iklim değişikliğinin etkilerinin hızlanması iklim değişikliği ve küresel ısınma konularının, dünya çapında araştırmacılar, bilim insanları ve politika yapıcıları tarafından önemli bir konu haline gelmesine neden olmuştur. Birleşmiş Milletler tarafından belirlenen Sürdürülebilir Kalkınma Hedefleri'nde (SKH) küresel ısınmayla mücadele etmek ve küresel sıcaklık artışlarını 1,5 °C ile sınırlamak için yeşil teknoloji inovasyonlarının, yenilenebilir enerjinin ve finansal gelişmenin kritik bir bileşenler olduğu ve. SKH'leri gerçekleştirmede yardımcı olacağı düşünülmektedir. Çalışmada, finansal gelişme, yenilenebilir enerji tüketimi ve yeşil teknolojik inovasyonların, çevre korumasına nasıl katkıda bulunduğunu belirlemek amacıyla en çok karbon emisyonları değerlerine sahip 20 ülkenin karbon emisyonlarına finansal gelişmenin, yeşil teknoloji inovasyonlarının ve yenilenebilir enerji kullanımının etkileri incelenmektedir.
Bu doğrultuda, amprik analiz için 2000 ile 2021 yılları arasındaki dönemde yatay kesit bağımsızlığını ve kesitler arasındaki heterojenliği dikkate alan CIPS-CADF birim kök testi, Westerlund (2007) eşbütünleşme testi ve CS-ARDL uzun-kısa dönem tahmincisi modeli kullanıldı. Elde edilen sonuçlar, tüm değişkenlerin uzun dönemde eşbütünleşik olduğunu göstermektedir. Sonuçlar ayrıca, yenilenebilir enerjinin, finansal gelişmenin ve yeşil teknolojik inovasyonlarının çevresel bozulma üzerinde negatif bir etkisi olduğunu ve çevresel riskleri azaltmaya yardımcı olduğunu göstermektedir. Dumitrescu ve Hurlin (D-H) nedensellik testi sonuçlarına göre ise; finansal gelişme, yeşil teknoloji inovasyonları ve yenilenebilir enerji kullanımından karbon emisyonlarına doğru iki yönlü bir nedensel ilişkinin varlığını ortaya koymaktadır. Ayrıca tahmin sonuçları, gelecekte yeşil teknoloji inovasyonlarının ve yenilenebilir enerji kullanımının karbon emisyonlarınının azalmasına en büyük katkıyı sağlayacak ana faktörler olacağını öngörmektedir.

Keywords

Karbon Emisyonu, Yenilenebilir Enerji, Finansal Gelişme, Yeşil Teknoloji İnovasyonları, Panel Veri Analizi

Ethical Statement

Yukarıda bilgileri yer alan çalışmanın, etik kurul izni gerektirmeyen çalışmalar arasında yer aldığını beyan ederiz.

Thanks

Değerli geri bildirimleri ve yapıcı yorumları bu makalenin geliştirilmesine önemli ölçüde katkıda bulunacak isimsiz hakemlere içten teşekkürlerimizi sunarız. Kapsamlı ve anlayışlı incelemeleri, bu makalenin son halini şekillendirmede önemli bir rol oynayacaktır. Ayrıca editör ekibine değerlendirme süreci boyunca rehberlik ve destekleri için minnettarız.

THE ROLE OF FINANCIAL DEVELOPMENT, GREEN TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATIONS AND RENEWABLE ENERGY USE IN CARBON EMISSIONS REDUCTION

Abstract

The increasing temperatures worldwide and the accelerated effects of climate change have led climate change and global warming to become significant concerns for researchers, scientists, and policymakers worldwide. It is believed that green technology innovations, renewable energy, and financial development are critical components in combating global warming and limiting global temperature increases to 1,5°C, as outlined in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) set by the United Nations. This study aims to examine the effects of financial development, green technology innovations, and renewable energy use on carbon emissions (CE) for the top 20 countries with the highest carbon emissions, in order to determine how these variables contribute to environmental protection.
In this regard, CIPS unit root test, Westerlund (2007) cointegration test and CS-ARDL model, which takes into account cross-sectional independence and heterogeneity between cross-sections in the period between 2000 and 2021, were used for empirical analysis The results indicate that all variables are cointegrated in the long run. Additionally, renewable energy and green technology innovations are shown to have a negative impact on environmental degradation and help reduce environmental risks. According to the results of Dumitrescu and Hurlin (D-H) causality test; It reveals the existence of a two-way causal relationship from financial development, green technology innovations and renewable energy use to carbon emissions. In addition, the forecast results predict that green technology innovations and the use of renewable energy will be the main factors that will make the biggest contribution to reducing carbon emissions in the future.

Keywords

Carbon Emissions, Renewable Energy, Financial Development, Green Technology Innovations, Panel Data Analysis

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