Investigating the effect of green growth on environmental pollution in Iran with emphasis on nuclear energy

During the past few decades, the encouragement of Iran's economic development programs has brought a series of side effects such as the reduction of resources, the depletion of economic reserves and the subsequent destruction of the environment, In this process, sustainable economic and social development has become a big challenge. Therefore, the aim of the present study is to investigate the effect of green growth on environmental pollution in Iran with emphasis on nuclear energy during the period of 2000-2020. Emphasis on nuclear energy is based on the assumption that nuclear energy will increase energy efficiency in the production process and not only prevent waste on resources, but also prevent environmental damages to a large extent. According to the findings of the auto regression model with distribution breaks (ARDL), population and green growth have a positive effect on carbon dioxide emissions, but nuclear energy reduces carbon dioxide emissions. The findings of this research introduce the factors that provide green growth, and these findings enable policy makers to focus more on some of the country's economic activities that lead to green growth. And plan.