Özet:

Economic activities in the transport sector are one of the major causes of increased carbon emissions. It can be clearly stated that, in recent periods, due to the globalization and integration activities that have reached significant dimensions between countries, the demand for services in the transport sector has increased significantly. The increase in demand for services offered in the transport sector is one of the major causes of environmental damage. According to this, the study analyzes the relationship between the total output level of the transport sector in the 22 OECD countries selected for the period 1995-2016 and the carbon emissions arising in this sector in the framework of the Hypothesis of the Environmental Kuznets Curve. The Panel Group’s Augmented Mean Group (AMG) forecast findings show that in selected OECD countries there is a reverse-U-form relationship between the total output level in the transport sector and environmental pollution. The results obtained in particular country vary from country to country. The analysis also found that the total output in the transport sector in these countries would have a negative impact on environmental pollution at approximately $36.033 billion. This marginal income level is seen by the United States, Japan, France and Germany. The Dumitrescu-Hurlin (2012) causality test resulted in a two-way causality relationship between carbon emissions in the transportation sector and the total output amount.

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