Measurement and Analysis of Green Energy Economy Indicators in Iran (Measurement of Carbon Dioxide Emission and its Elasticity)

Achieving sustainable economic growth is one of the most important goals of countries' economic programs and policies in the current era. Along with economic growth, consumption of energy rises. Since fossil fuels provide a major share of the world's energy, increased fuel consumption is an inevitable feature of economic growth.  Continuation of this trend increases greenhouse gas emmissions, notably carbon dioxide, and further degrades the environment. The main objective of this study is to measure carbon dioxide emissions and analyze factors that determine carbon dioxide emissions and the relationship between carbon dioxide emissions and the Iranian economy within the framework of the environmental input-output model. In order to extract the environmental input-output model, we use the 52-sectors national input-output table for 2010 and its integration into 24 activities. The results show that transport sectors, non-metallic minerals and basic metals industries have had the most direct and indirect effects on carbon dioxide emission. JEL Classification:  Q20, Q40 , Q49 , Q51, Q53, C67 , D57 Keywords: carbon dioxide emissions, green energy economy, environmental input-output model.