Time-use emissions in Türkiye: An exploration by employment status and gender
Öz
We combine EXIOBASE3, Household Budget Surveys, and Time-Use Surveys to examine time-use emissions in Türkiye. Our main finding is that essential personal time activities—particularly basic eating and drinking—account for a much larger share of emissions in Türkiye than in wealthier economies, even though they occupy a comparable share of daily time, highlighting unique challenges and policy areas for emission reduction in a developing country context. We also identify other key time-use activities driving emissions across employment and gender groups. Policy implications are discussed.
Anahtar Kelimeler
environment, climate change, time-use, carbon emissions
Destekleyen Kurum
TÜBİTAK
Proje Numarası
224K475
Etik Beyan
Not applicable.
Teşekkür
We gratefully acknowledge the support of TÜBİTAK through Project No. 224K475. We would also like to thank Ebru Voyvoda and Onur Yeni as well as the participants of 2nd Efil Conference on Economics and Society for valuable comments and discussions.
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