Yenilenebilir Kaynaklı Enerji Tüketimi ve Ekonomik Büyüme İlişkisi: Avrupa Birliğine Ait Yeni Bulgular

Year 2018, Volume: 14 Issue: 28, 7 - 30, 31.07.2018

Abdullah Emre Çağlar , Çiğdem Demir

Abstract

Yenilenebilir enerji, ülkelerde çevre bilincinin uyanmaya başlamasıyla birlikte yaygınlığı giderek artmaktadır. Özellikle bilgi

ekonomisine geçiş yapan ülkelerde çevreye duyarlılık bilincinin arttığı gözlemlenmektedir. Bu enerji türünün kullanılması

için ciddi alt yapı yatırımlarına ihtiyaç duyulmaktadır. Dahası ülkelerde sağlam bir ekonomik gücün olması gerekmektedir.

Dolayısıyla, enerjiyi yoğun olarak kullanan AB ülkelerinde bu iki değişken arasındaki ilişkinin ortaya çıkarılması hem

ülkeler hem de dünyanın geleceği için önem arz etmektedir. Çalışmada kısa dönemde değişkenler arasında herhangi

bir nedensellik bulunmamasına rağmen, uzun dönemde çift yönlü bir nedensellik ilişkisine rastlanılmıştır. Sonuç olarak,

politika yapıcılara yenilenebilir enerji ile ilgili planlarının uzun soluklu olması gerektiği önerilmektedir.

Keywords

Yenilenebilir enerji, Ekonomik büyüme, Panel ARDL, Avrupa Birliği

The Relationship between Renewable Energy Consumption and Economic Growth: New Evidence from the European Union

Abstract

Renewable energy is becoming more widespread due to a dawning of environmental consciousness in Europe, especially

in countries that have transitioned to the information economy. However, the same transition requires serious infrastructure

investment. These countries need sound economic potential. Therefore, in the European Union (EU) countries with

intensive energy demand, determining the relationship between those two variables carries considerable importance for

both the countries and the world. Even though the study found no clear causality between them in the short term, over

the long term, we encountered a two-sided causality. Based on that, we suggest that policymakers make long-term plans

about renewable resources.

Keywords

Renewable Energy, Economic growth, Panel ARDL, European Union

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