EFFECT OF ECONOMIC GROWTH, URBAN POPULATION, TRADE OPENNESS ON CARBON DIOXIDE EMISSIONS IN ASEAN-5

Abstract

This study aimed to influence economic growth, the urban population, and trade openness to carbon dioxide (CO2) in ASEAN 5. This study panel data from the years 2010 to 2018. The unit of analysis is ASEAN countries: Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, and Thailand. Panel data multiple linear regression method, with the help of Software Eviews 9. The results of the study show, t test, that the variable of economic growth has a positive and insignificant effect on carbon dioxide gas emissions in ASEAN 5. The urban population variable has a positive and significant effect on carbon dioxide gas emissions in ASEAN 5. The variable trade openness has a positive and insignificant effect on carbon dioxide gas emissions in ASEAN 5. The results of the F test, all independent variables of economic growth, urban population, and trade openness have a simultaneous and significantly to the dependent variable, namely carbon dioxide gas emissions in ASEAN 5.