The Correlation of Various Economic and Political Variables on Carbon Emissions

Abstract

With the sea levels and surface temperatures steadily rising, many scientists have warned of an oncoming global climate crisis. Currently, most studies point towards greenhouse gas emissions as being the main contributor for this climate crisis. In this study, we will investigate the correlation between various political and economic factors with carbon emissions. We run correlations among GDP and environmental policy stringency with the carbon dioxide emissions per capita to see the way the trends change over the scales of these variables. We also observe the trends of total population and total carbon emissions over time to analyze any occurring patterns. The goal of finding the correlations between these factors is that they may shed light on other potential elements that are commonly overlooked when attempting to minimize the global climate crisis. Our analysis also shows some inconsistencies between the intended and actual effects of the policy.