AGRICULTURE AND GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSION – RESULTS OF ECONOMETRIC ANALYSIS

Miloš Krstič

doi:10.59267/ekoPolj2402427K

Authors

Miloš Krstič Faculty of Sciences and Mathematics, Niš, Serbia https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5256-8613

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.59267/ekoPolj2402427K

Keywords:

climate change, sustainability, modern technologies, renewable energy sources, dynamic panel analysis

Abstract

Agriculture represents the “cause” and the “victim” of climate change. Almost 30 percent of greenhouse gas emissions come from the agricultural sector. They contribute to global warming and therefore significantly affect the sustainability of agricultural production systems. The aim of the paper is to determine which factors have the greatest influence on the greenhouse gas emission from agriculture. For this purpose, a dynamic panel analysis for 26 members of the European Union in the period from 2013 to 2021 in the paper is conducted. The results of the analysis suggest that the capacity for biofuel production, organic agricultural production and greenhouse gas emissions from the previous period have the greatest impact on the same emissions from agriculture. The results of this research can serve policy makers in formulating strategies for the development of food systems that will pollute the environment to a lesser extent and use available resources more rationally.

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