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http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.net.2021.10.015

Nuclear energy consumption, nuclear fusion reactors and environmental quality: The case of G7 countries  

Cakar, Nigar Demircan (Duzce University, Faculty of Business Administration)
Erdogan, Seyfettin (Istanbul Medeniyet University, Faculty of Political Sciences, Department of Economics)
Gedikli, Ayfer (Duzce University, Faculty of Political Sciences, Department of Economics)
Oncu, Mehmet Akif (Duzce University, Faculty of Business Administration)
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Nuclear Engineering and Technology / v.54, no.4, 2022 , pp. 1301-1311 More about this Journal
Abstract
Global climate change brings environmental quality sensitivity, especially in developed countries. Developed countries use non-renewable energy sources intensively both in their own countries and in other countries, they make productions that cause an enormous rate of increase in CO2 emissions and unsustainable environmental costs. This has increased the interest in environmentally friendly alternative energy sources. The aim of this study is to investigate the impact of nuclear energy consumption and technological innovation on environmental quality in G7 countries using annual data over the period 1970-2015. The Panel Threshold Regression Model was used for the analysis. Empirical findings have indicated that the relationship between nuclear energy consumption and carbon emissions differs according to innovation for nuclear power plants. It was also concluded that nuclear energy consumption reduces carbon emissions more after a certain level of innovation. This result shows that the increase in innovative technologies for nuclear power plants not only increases energy efficiency but also contributes positively to environmental quality.
Keywords
Nuclear energy; Environmental quality; G7 countries; Panel threshold regression model;
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