Analysis of the Relationship of the Degree of Aviation Sector Development with Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Measures of Economic Development in the European Union Countries

Piotr Niedzielski, Magdalena Zioło, Jarosław Kozuba, Ewa Kuzionko-Ochrymiuk and Natalia Drop
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Piotr Niedzielski: Institute of Management, University of Szczecin, 71-007 Szczecin, Poland
Magdalena Zioło: Department of Sustainable Finance and Capital Markets, University of Szczecin, 71-101 Szczecin, Poland
Jarosław Kozuba: Faculty of Transport and Aviation Engineering, Silesian University of Technology, 44-100 Gliwice, Poland
Ewa Kuzionko-Ochrymiuk: Institute of Management, University of Bialystok, 15-062 Białystok, Poland
Natalia Drop: Department of Maritime Economy and Transport Systems, Maritime University of Szczecin, 70-500 Szczecin, Poland

Energies, 2021, vol. 14, issue 13, 1-16

Abstract: The rapid growth of aviation over the past fifty years has resulted in numerous negative environmental impacts due to the combustion of fossil fuels in aircraft engines. This paper presents the relationship between air transport and GHG emissions. Based on data on the development of aviation, the level of GHG emissions from transport, environmental tax revenues and the amount of GDP per capita in the countries of the European Union, an attempt was made to create a typification that would illustrate the interaction of GHG emissions with air transport, environmental taxes and GDP in the years 2009–2018. The next step to confirm the obtained results was the application of statistical methods: the TOPSIS (Technique for Order of Preference by Similarity to Ideal Solution) method of linear ordering and the Perkal index. Based on the study findings, the analyzed countries were divided into three groups: the group of innovators, the stable group and the group of students. The analysis revealed the relationship of all three analyzed variables with air transport. The development of the aviation sector leads to a significant increase in GHG emissions from transport, increased revenues from environmental taxes and acceleration of the rate of economic growth of a country.

Keywords: sustainability; greenhouse gas emissions government; policy; transport; sustainable transport; management (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q Q0 Q4 Q40 Q41 Q42 Q43 Q47 Q48 Q49 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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