TÜRKİYE’DE ÇEVRESEL TEKNOLOJİK İNOVASYONLAR EKOLOJİK AYAK İZİNİ AZALTIYOR MU? ARDL SINIR TESTİ ANALİZİ.

The acceleration of globalization, population growth, industrialization and technological developments cause environmental effects as well as economic effects. As environmental problems threaten the future, both national and international measures have begun to emerge. As a result of these measures, the concept of sustainability has emerged. Sustainability means ensuring efficiency in resource distribution in terms of economic, social and environmental aspects for future generations and ensuring that future generations benefit from today's opportunities. It is aimed to achieve growth and sustainable development without causing environmental damage. For this, technological development and innovation tools come to the fore. In this study, the effects of environmental technological innovations, renewable energy consumption and economic growth on environmental pollution are examined with annual data for the period 1990- 2018. While the number of patents related to the environment is taken as an indicator of environmental technological innovations, ecological footprint measurement is used as an indicator of environmental pollution. The concept of ecological footprint, which is one of the most important indicators of environmental damage, measures environmental pollution in a comprehensive way. In this study, in which the empirical analysis method is used, the cointegration relationship between the variables is tested with the ARDL bounds test. As a result of the ARDL bounds test, environmental technological innovations and increases in renewable energy consumption both in the short and long term reduce the ecological footprint; however, it is found that economic growth increases the ecological footprint. In order to increase environmental quality, it is recommended to increase environmental technological innovations and increase renewable energy consumption. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]