• DOI:10.1007/S11111-010-0117-X
• Corpus ID: 154674630

Assessing the temporal stability of the population/environment relationship in comparative perspective: a cross-national panel study of carbon dioxide emissions, 1960–2005

@article{Jorgenson2010AssessingTT,
  title={Assessing the temporal stability of the population/environment relationship in comparative perspective: a cross-national panel study of carbon dioxide emissions, 1960–2005},
  author={Andrew K. Jorgenson and Brett Clark},
  journal={Population and Environment},
  year={2010},
  volume={32},
  pages={27-41}
}

• Andrew K. Jorgenson, Brett Clark
• Published 25 June 2010
• Environmental Science
• Population and Environment

This study examines the temporal stability of the population/environment relationship. We analyze panel data from 1960 to 2005 to determine whether the national-level association between population and carbon dioxide emissions has remained stable, declined, or intensified in recent decades. Results indicate that population size has a large and stable positive association with anthropogenic carbon dioxide emissions. The findings of temporal stability generally hold for both developed countries and less-developed countries. The authors conclude that population, in tandem with other social drivers, remains an important consideration for research that addresses the human dimensions of global environmental change.