Pattern of distribution of global CO2 emission by countries

International Journal of Global Environmental Issues 2009 - Vol. 9, No.1/2  pp. 130 - 136

Pattern of distribution of global CO2 emission by countries

Soumyananda Dinda   Email author(s)

Department of Economics and International Development, University of Bath, Bath, UK

This study examines carefully the distribution aspects in details, particularly the pattern of distribution of global CO2 emission. This paper investigates the share of CO2 emission for bottom 10 and top 10 percentiles, quartiles and their movements during 1960-1990.

Keywords:         pollutant distribution; quartiles; percentiles; carbon dioxide emissions; inequality; environmental pollution.

DOI:      10.1504/IJGENVI.2009.022090