Dynamics of Economic Growth, Tourism and Carbon Emissions in the Context of Climate Change in Thailand

English

Abstract

This study aims to prove how education, internet literacy and economic growth can affect climate
change in Malaysia. We use the World Bank as a complementary source of statistical data, namely
data from 2000 to 2020, the variables we use are carbon emissions, economic growth, and tourism.
We found that economic growth has a beneficial positive effect on climate change, both in the long
and short term. This shows that economic growth can improve people's welfare without
significantly increasing carbon emissions. The tourism factor has a negative effect on carbon
emissions in the short term. This can be explained by the fact that tourism can increase public
awareness about the importance of protecting the environment and reducing consumption of fossil
energy. The previous year's carbon emission variable also has a beneficial negative effect on this
year's carbon emission. That is, the lower the previous year's carbon emissions, the easier it will be
to achieve this year's carbon emission target.