Are per capita CO₂ emissions increasing among OECD countries? A test of trends and breaks

Yamazaki, S.Tian, J.Doko Tchatoka, F.2017-09-062017-09-062014Applied Economics Letters, 2014; 21(8):569-5721350-48511466-4291http://hdl.handle.net/2440/107592We empirically analyse the trend characteristics of per capita CO₂ emissions in OECD countries from 1971 to 2009. We use a statistically robust procedure, which is valid regardless of whether per capita CO₂ emissions are trend stationary or contain a stochastic trend, to test for the presence of a deterministic trend and a structural break in the trend. Our results suggest that the trend in per capita CO₂ emissions shifts downward or is reversed for a number of OECD countries either after the 1970s oil shocks or during the early- to mid-2000s.en© 2014 Taylor & FrancisCarbon dioxide; trend; structural break; robust testAre per capita CO₂ emissions increasing among OECD countries? A test of trends and breaksAre per capita CO(2) emissions increasing among OECD countries? A test of trends and breaksJournal article003003097210.1080/13504851.2013.8751032-s2.0-84895729482191691Doko Tchatoka, F. [0000-0003-1876-0633]