The effects of Internet usage and economic growth on CO2 emissions in OECD countries: A panel investigation

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dc.authoridOzturk, Ilhan -- 0000-0002-6521-0901
dc.contributor.authorSalahuddin, Mohammad
dc.contributor.authorAlam, Khorshed
dc.contributor.authorÖztürk, İlhan
dc.date.accessioned12.07.201910:50:10
dc.date.accessioned2019-07-12T15:27:55Z
dc.date.available12.07.201910:50:10
dc.date.available2019-07-12T15:27:55Z
dc.date.issued2016
dc.departmentMeslek Yüksekokuluen_US
dc.descriptionWOS: 000379270600087en_US
dc.description.abstractThis paper estimates the short- and long-run effects of Internet usage and economic growth on carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions using OECD panel data for the period 1991-2012. The Pedroni panel cointegration test confirms that the variables are cointegrated. Although Pooled Mean Group (PMG) estimates indicate a positive significant long-run relationship between Internet usage and CO2 emissions, the coefficient is very small and no causality exists between them, which both imply that the rapid growth in Internet usage is still not an environmental threat for the region. The study further indicates that economic growth has no significant short-run and long-run effects on CO2 emissions. Internet use stimulates both, financial development and trade openness. The findings offer support in favor of the argument that OECD countries can promote their Internet usage without being significantly concerned about its environmental consequences. But the future emissions effect of Internet usage cannot be ruled out, as is evident from the variance decomposition analysis. Therefore, this study recommends that in addition to boosting the existing measures for combating CO2 emissions, OECD countries need to use ICT equipment not to simply reduce its own carbon footprint but also to exploit ICT-enabled emissions abatement potential to reduce emissions in other sectors, such as the power, energy, agricultural, transport and service sectors.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipCommonwealth Government's Collaborative Research Network Program at the University of Southern Queenslanden_US
dc.description.sponsorshipExcept for the contribution of Ozturk, this study is fully supported by the Commonwealth Government's Collaborative Research Network Program at the University of Southern Queensland. The authors are very grateful to the anonymous reviewers for their valuable comments that have significantly enhanced the quality of this empirical exercise. Usual disclaimer applies.en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.rser.2016.04.018
dc.identifier.endpage1235en_US
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-84975217620
dc.identifier.scopusqualityN/A
dc.identifier.startpage1226en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2016.04.018
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12507/534
dc.identifier.volume62en_US
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000379270600087
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ1
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Science
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopus
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherPERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTDen_US
dc.relation.ispartofrenewable & Sustaınable Energy Revıews
dc.relation.publicationcategoryDiğeren_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closeAccessen_US
dc.subjectCO2 emissionsen_US
dc.subjectİnternet Usageen_US
dc.subjectOECD Countriesen_US
dc.subjectEconomic Growthen_US
dc.titleThe effects of Internet usage and economic growth on CO2 emissions in OECD countries: A panel investigation
dc.typeReview Article

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