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

Seyfettin Erdogan|Nigar Demircan Çakar|Ayfer Gedikli|Mehmet Akif Oncü
한국원자력학회 (Korean Nuclear Society)|2022.04|Nuclear Engineering and Technology|제54권 제4호|pp. 1301-1311|DOI https://doi.org/10.1016/j.net.2021.10.015

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Nuclear energyG7 countriesEnvironmental qualityPanel threshold regression model
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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 inother countries, they make productions that cause an enormous rate of increase in CO2 emissions andunsustainable 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 consumptionand technological innovation on environmental quality in G7 countries using annual data over the period1970e2015. The Panel Threshold Regression Model was used for the analysis. Empirical findings haveindicated 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 consumptionreduces carbon emissions more after a certain level of innovation. This result shows that the increase ininnovative technologies for nuclear power plants not only increases energy efficiency but also contributes positively to environmental quality

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 inother countries, they make productions that cause an enormous rate of increase in CO2 emissions andunsustainable 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 consumptionand technological innovation on environmental quality in G7 countries using annual data over the period1970e2015. The Panel Threshold Regression Model was used for the analysis. Empirical findings haveindicated 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 consumptionreduces carbon emissions more after a certain level of innovation. This result shows that the increase ininnovative technologies for nuclear power plants not only increases energy efficiency but also contributes positively to environmental quality

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