Anthropogenic Influences on Atmospheric CO2

David Hendry and Felix Pretis

No 584, Economics Series Working Papers from University of Oxford, Department of Economics

Abstract: We identify anthropogenic contributions to atmospheric CO2 measured at Mauna Loa using a statistical automatic model selection algorithm (Autometrics). We find that vegetation, temperature and other natural factors alone cannot explain the trend or the variation in CO2 growth. Industrial production components, driven by business cycles and economic shocks, are highly significant contributors.

Keywords: Climate change; CO2 emissions; Impulse-indicator saturation; (Autometrics). (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C5 Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2011-12-01
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