Decarbonisation of the economy

This article explores the relationship between economic development (GDP) and carbon emission. Carbon is emitted as a consequence of energy use as most fuel sources are carbon-based. Therefore, the two measures of carbon we use here are carbon intensity (metric tonnes of carbon per $1,000 of GDP produced) and per capita carbon emission (metric tonnes per capita). GDP is measured in constant US dollar in 2000. The thrust of the analysis is to look at the relationship between economics and carbon emission, without going in to the debate about whether CO2 is contributing to global warming or not, and how much of climate change is induced by anthropogenic emission of greenhouse gases.

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