The Impact of Renewable Energy Consumption and Energy Intensity on CO2 emissions from Fuel Combustions for the Case of Turkey: A Cointegration Analyses
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This study aims to investigate
the impact of renewable energy consumption and energy intensity on CO2
emissions from fuel combustions (Mt CO2), over the period 1971-2015
for the case of Turkey within the framework of Environmental Kuznet Curve (EKC)
hypothesis. The results support the presence and validation of EKC hypothesis
with the positive impact of renewable energy consumption on CO2
emission in both short run and long run. Moreover, it also shows that higher
level of energy intensity raises CO2 emission, which indicates that
1% increase in energy intensity increase CO2 emission by 0.96% in
long run, while renewable energy consumption cause to fall in CO2
emissions by 0.19%. Therefore, policy makers in Turkey should encourage using
of renewable energy in both of production and consumption and consider the
negative impacts of energy intensity while determining related policies.
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