FACTORS THAT INFLUENCE CO2 EMISSION: A STUDY IN OECD MEMBER COUNTRIES AND BRAZIL
Emission of CO2. Economic growth. Sustainability. Multiple Linear Regression
The balance between economic growth and a low carbon economy has become the way to develop a sustainable society, especially in emerging countries. In this context, the objective of this work is to identify the main economic, environmental and social factors that influence the increase of CO2 emission in OECD member countries and how Brazil is in this context, as an emerging country that has the greatest challenge, maintain the economic growth and industrialization of its economy in counterpoint to the reduction of the impact to the environment. For this, the research applied the method of multivariate statistical analysis (multiple linear regression), with the variable CO2 emission as dependent and 07 variables, presented in the research method. The study is applied to the universe of 40 countries, with a longitudinal cut between 2000 and 2014. The analysis of the data will present a statistical overview with the main impact factors by the OECD and BRICS countries. The future result will point out guidelines for emerging countries' decision-making to efficiently balance their current and future investments.