An Empirical Analysis of the Main Factors Influencing Carbon Dioxide Emissions

Energy is the basic motive force of economic and social development, but energy consumption is the main factor that causes environmental pollution. Global warming and climate change caused by Energy combustion emissions of CO2 is endangering the survival of mankind. This paper adopts the method of grey relational analysis and cointegration test using the related statistical data of 1990-2009 coal, oil natural gas consumption structure, electric power production coefficient, the Dow Jones industrial index, urban population, GDP and carbon dioxide emissions, reflecting the regular changes between carbon dioxide emissions and town population, GDP, coal, oil,natural gas consumption structure and electric power production coefficient, giving prominence to cointegration test superiority. The results show that town population, GDP, coal, natural gas consumption structure and electric power production coefficient are the main influencing factors of carbon dioxide emissions. The Dow Jones industrial index, oil consumption structure are secondary influencing factors.