1.14. The accompanying table shows the percent change in verified emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2) and the percent change in real GDP per capita for selected EU countries.

a. Rank the countries in terms of percentage increase in CO2 emissions, from highest to lowest. What five countries have the highest percentage increase in emissions? What five countries have the lowest percentage increase in emissions?

b. Now rank the countries in terms of the percentage increase in real GDP per person, from highest to lowest.
What five countries have the highest percentage increase?
What five countries have the lowest percentage increase?

c. Would you infer from your results that CO2 emissions are linked to growth in output per person?

d. Do high growth rates necessarily lead to high CO2 emissions?

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Country Austria Percent change in real GDP per capita 2005-2007 6.30% Percent change in CO emissions 2005-2007 -4.90% -4.60 Belgium 4.19 Cyprus 5.56 6.20 Finland 9.23 28.50 France 2.76 -3.50 Germany 5.79 2.50 Greece 8.09 2 Ireland 6.56 -5.30 Italy 2.28 0.20 Luxembourg 8.55 -1.40 Netherlands 4.61 -0.60 Portugal 2.67 -14.40 Slovenia 11.79 3.80 Spain 4.28 1.60 Sources: European Commission Press Release, May 23, 2008; International Monetary Fund, World Factbook 2008.