The Relationship Between Co2 Emissions And Human Health. An Economic And Social Evidence From Romania

The main objective of this study is to identify the impact that emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2) have on the number of patients with respiratory disease in Romania. Another objective of the research is to highlight the socio-economic effects resulting from this phenomenon using evidence from Romania. We have chosen to run this test on Romania case study because it is a country that was under a communist regime for 45 years and then it has begun its long way towards democracy, market economy, and it had to adapt itself to new demands and standards imposed by the European Union. We demonstrated in this paper that there is a positive correlation between pollution - expressed in our case by tones of CO2 released in the atmosphere - and the number of patients suffering from respiratory disease, and a negative correlation between the gross domestic product and the number of patients suffering from respiratory disease.