There are two opposing positions towards the application of the green 
economy and its relationship to export competitiveness: the first is 
adopted by various United Nations organizations, particularly UNEP, 
which has adopted advocacy for green economy applications since 
2008, and the activities of United Nations organizations have rolled in 
this direction, which has focused on discussing the role of the green 
economy in sustainable development and poverty eradication. The 
second position was taken by some civil society organizations on the 
environment and sustainable development, opposed to the application 
of the green economy because of the crippling effects of development 
processes in developing countries where the significant difference in 
financial and technological capacities between developing and 
developed countries, in addition to the imposition of strict 
environmental standards on the exports of developing countries and 
the establishment of trade and economic sanctions if not adhered to 
This limits the ability of developing countries to achieve the economic 
growth rates required for development and weakening their 
competitiveness.
Accordingly, the research is based on the hypothesis that there is a 
positive impact of the green economy, namely co2 emission as an 
independent variable on export competitiveness, represented by the 
proportion of exports of goods and services (EX) as a dependent 
variable, during the period (2000-2019) by applying to the Middle 
East and North Africa countries. The main objective of the study is to test the validity of error of the 
hypothesis underlying the study, to ascertain the nature of the 
relationship whether there is a positive or negative impact of the green 
economy on the competitiveness of exports, and the study hypothesis 
was tested by relying on a standard model using the ARDL selfregression model, and the results found a positive impact In the short 
term, the proportion of carbon emissions on exports is not moral, due 
to pollution control and reduction costs, which increase the cost of 
production and thus adversely affect production volume, affecting 
competitiveness and thus declining exports. Export competitiveness is 
represented by an increase in the volume of exports, owing to the use 
of pollution-reducing technology in production as well as long-term 
compliance with environmental standards, which have enhanced 
export competitiveness.