ASSESSING THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ECOLOGICAL FOOTPRINT AND GREEN INNOVATION IN SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT: EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE FROM TOP 30 GREEN INNOVATION COUNTRIES

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The concept of green innovation is extremely important in terms of ensuring sustainable development, reducing carbon footprint and ensuring environmental balance. In this context, the current article aims to investigate the relationship between ecological footprint and green innovation in achieving sustainable development in the top 30 green innovative countries from 1993 to 2022. Several advanced panel data analysis methods and moments quantile regression (MMQR) methods were used to obtain estimates appropriate for the data set. As a result of the MMQR estimator, it was determined that the impact of renewable energy consumption and green innovation on the ecological footprint was negative in all quantiles. In light of the findings, this study presents important findings in terms of sustainable development.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Green innovation
• Sustainable development
• ecological footprint
• panel data

SÜRDÜRÜLEBİLİR KALKINMADA EKOLOJİK AYAK İZİ VE YEŞİL YENİLİK ARASINDAKİ İLİŞKİNİN DEĞERLENDİRİLMESİ: EN İYİ 30 YEŞİL YENİLİKÇİ ÜLKEDEN AMPİRİK KANITLAR

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Yeşil yenilik kavramı, sürdürülebilir kalkınmanın sağlanması, karbon ayak izinin azaltılması ve çevresel dengenin sağlanması açısından son derece önemli bir kavramdır. Bu bağlamda mevcut makalede 1993’den 2022 yılına kadar en iyi 30 yeşil yenilikçi ülkede sürdürülebilir kalkınmanın sağlanmasında ekolojik ayak izi ve yeşil yenilik arasındaki ilişkinin araştırılması amaçlanmıştır. Veri setine uygun tahminler elde etmek için bir dizi gelişmiş panel veri analizi yöntemleri ve momentler kantil regresyonu (MMQR) yöntemi kullanılmıştır. MMQR tahmincisi sonucunda tüm kantillerde ekolojik ayak izi üzerinde yenilebilir enerji tüketimi ve yeşil inovasyonun etkisinin negatif olduğu belirlenmiştir. Bu çalışma, elde edilen bulgular ışığında sürdürülebilir kalkınma açısından önemli bulgular sunmaktadır.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Yeşil inovasyon
• Sürdürülebilir kalkınma
• ekolojik ayak izi
• panel veri

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