Replication Data for: National Carbon Dioxide Emissions: Geography Matters, Area 36 (1), 2004, pp. 33-40

This article examines the role of geographical factors as determinants of cross-country differences in per capita carbon dioxide emissions. Such differences have been explained by economists mostly in terms of per capita income. Geographical factors on the other hand have been neglected by economic analysis. We examine the effects of cold and hot climates, transportation requirements and the availability of renewable energy sources on emissions. We find that with the exception of cooling requirements as measured by hot climates, all these geographical factors are statistically significant determinants of emissions in accordance with our expectation. Furthermore, cold climates and the availability of renewable resources are also substantively important.本文探讨了地理因素作为人均二氧化碳排放量跨国差异的决定因素所发挥的作用。此前经济学家大多以人均收入为核心视角解释此类跨国差异，而经济分析往往忽略了地理因素的影响。本文进而考察了冷热气候、交通需求以及可再生能源可得性对碳排放的影响。研究结果显示，除了以炎热气候衡量的制冷需求外，其余所有地理因素均如研究预期般，对碳排放具有统计学意义上的显著决定作用。此外，寒冷气候与可再生资源可得性同样具备实质层面的重要影响。