Measuring The Reciprocity Mutual Relation Between the Green Economy and Indicators of Sustainable Development in Iraq for The Period 2004-2020

Abstract

Despite the expansion of the countries of the developed world towards the green economy for the purpose of achieving development that is friendly to the environment and does not harm it and depends on modern green technology. However, Iraq's attempts to green one of its sectors - the energy sector - are still weak and do not rise to the ranks of neighboring countries, despite the enormous potential it possesses in this field. The Iraqi economy is a rentier economy. Oil and gas play a pivotal role in the country. Most economic sectors depend on oil revenues to be the main engine of the economic wheel. It is not possible to fully replace fossil fuels with green energy sources in the short to medium term. It is likely that the time horizon for the transition to a green energy system In the case of Iraq, it takes a long time.