Abstract:

In today's world, it is emphasized that the rapid development of technology and the spread of globalization have a positive externality to people's living standards and a negative externality to the planet we live in. Undoubtedly, the increase in per capita income and the number of passenger cars improves living standards. However, the increase in greenhouse gas emissions in recent years has brought the problem of global warming to the agenda and has reached a threatening level for the planet we live in. In this study, greenhouse gas emissions were investigated through 27 European Union member countries in the horizontal section with the data of 2019, which is the most recent year for the independent variables we have chosen (number of passenger cars and per capita income). Multiple linear regression model was used in the research and then correlation analysis was performed. According to the results of the analysis performed on the sample, it was determined that the increase in the independent variables caused an increase in the dependent variable.

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