Measuring and analyzing the similarity of green economy indicators in sustainable growth A study in the Iraqi economy for the period (2004-2023)

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to present the indicators of the green economy, which is a new operating strategy that the goals of the United Nations Environment Organization are currently working on in the economic field, as sustainable green growth is viewed as a practical tool to achieve the goals of the green economy, so the idea of ​​the research came in asking the following question: How do green economy indicators contribute to achieving sustainable green growth? The research analyzes the purpose of measuring and analyzing the simultaneous indicators of the two "green" ideas, the green economy and sustainable green growth, the economic measurement of the similarity of the two indicators in the Iraqi economy for the period (2004-2023), by following the deductive approach, using the quantitative method and relying on the (ARDL) model in the analysis, the research concluded that Iraq needs a comprehensive economic, social and environmental development plan, especially in agriculture, forestry and fisheries, considering that these sectors are important in achieving sustainable economic growth. The research also concluded that the energies used in Iraq as a percentage of total energies, the added value in the agricultural sector and the percentage of cultivated land as a percentage of total land showed positive results in Increased pollution in Iraq while the indicator of natural resource revenues as a percentage of GDP, poverty and unemployment rates had negative results, i.e. they work to increase the average per capita share of gas emissions and contribute to reducing sustainable growth, while the dependent indicator, which is sustainable green growth, was expressed by the environmental dimension of sustainable development dimensions represented by the per capita share of carbon dioxide emissions.