The Importance of Carbon Emission of Manufacturing Companies on Sustainable Economic Development

Abstract

Carbon emission is one of the most important issues threatening the existence of the world. Mostly carbon emission induced climate change disrupts human and nature balance. Carbon emission occurs as a result of practices that are dependent on human activities or not. One of the actors causing carbon emissions is production companies. The companies are working toward reducing carbon emissions. However, although these efforts reduce carbon emissions in the short term, carbon emissions continue in the long term. Therefore, the present study aims to determine the importance of carbon emission in terms of sustainable economic development. Depending on this purpose, production companies in Chile were included in the scope of research for 1990–2019. Based on these data, the study has been tested by Toda Yamamoto causality analysis. Result shows that carbon emissions are not the primary cause of sustainable economic development. In this context, governments need to focus on other issues that have a stronger causal relationship with sustainable economic development. However, studies should be conducted to determine the importance of other activities of companies for sustainable economic development. Hereby, the amount of carbon emission will be reduced and deficiencies in factors affecting sustainable economic development will be identified.

Citation

Dincer, H., Yüksel, S., Karakuş, H. and Kalkavan, H. (2022), "The Importance of Carbon Emission of Manufacturing Companies on Sustainable Economic Development", Chandra Das, R. (Ed.) Globalization, Income Distribution and Sustainable Development, Emerald Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 81-93. https://doi.org/10.1108/978-1-80117-870-920221012