Abstract:

The purpose of this study is to explain the relationship between agricultural value added, economic growth, non-renewable and renewable energy consumption, urbanization rate, trade openness rate and CO2 emissions in Turkey over the period 1968-2014 using ARDL bound test. Analysis results showed that there is a long-run relationship between the variables included in the model. In addition, it is confirmed the existence of the environmental Kuznets curve (ECC) hypothesis in Turkey. In addition, it is concluded that agricultural value added, non-renewable energy consumption, trade openness and urbanization increase CO2 emissions in both short and long run. On the other hand, renewable energy consumption reduces carbon emissions in the short-run, but the impact of renewable energy consumption on CO2 emissions in the long-run is statistically insignificant.

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