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Eco‐innovation and environmental sustainability in Germany: An empirical approach with smooth structural shifts       
Yazarlar
Uğur Korkut Pata
Türkiye
Doç. Dr. Emrah SOFUOĞLU Doç. Dr. Emrah SOFUOĞLU
Kırşehir Ahi Evran Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Prof. Dr. Oktay KIZILKAYA Prof. Dr. Oktay KIZILKAYA
Kırşehir Ahi Evran Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Zahoor Ahmed
Türkiye
Özet
Germany has set an ambitious goal of meeting the recommendations of COP-26 and reducing its carbon intensity to zero by 2045. Germany is a leader in environmental patents after the United States, Japan, and South Korea, and the environmental implications of Germany's leadership in eco-innovation hold important clues for achieving net zero goals. In particular, the European Union is one of the global communities making the greatest efforts to combat emissions, and the success of the leading role of environmental patents in this Union in reducing CO2 emissions is an important research topic for scholars. Therefore, this study investigates the impact of environmental patents on CO2 emissions under the environmental Kuznets curve (EKC) hypothesis in Germany. To this end, the study applies Bayer–Hanck and Fourier ADL approaches from 1970 to 2019. The main findings do not confirm the EKC hypothesis, while environmental patents play an active role in CO2 reduction. Based on these outcomes, Germany should consider a long-term green policy to decouple economic growth and emissions. At the same time, German policy should promote the development and application of environmental patents to achieve the net zero targets for 2045.
Anahtar Kelimeler
CO emissions 2 | eco-innovation | environmental patents | environmental quality | sustainable development
Makale Türü Özgün Makale
Makale Alt Türü SSCI, AHCI, SCI, SCI-Exp dergilerinde yayımlanan tam makale
Dergi Adı NATURAL RESOURCES FORUM
Dergi ISSN 0165-0203
Dergi Tarandığı Indeksler SSCI
Dergi Grubu Q2
Makale Dili İngilizce
Basım Tarihi 02-2024
Cilt No 48
Sayı 1
Sayfalar 154 / 170
Doi Numarası 10.1111/1477-8947.12316
Makale Linki http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1477-8947.12316