The Influence of Gross Domestic Product and Human Development Index on CO2 Emissions

Economic development runs hand in hand with a reduction of durability and functionality of the environment. Development-oriented in the pursuit of growth is too often ignored aspect of environmental management. Development that aims to prosper the people, ultimately becoming the life support system of the destroyer (in this case the environment). The object of this research is to analyze the effect of Gross National Product and the Human Development Index against the CO2 Emissions in 6 countries of the ASEAN countries and Japan. The methods used in this research is a panel data regression is a combination of the time series and cross section of 6 countries of ASEAN countries and Japan. The results of this study found that Gross National Product effect was positive but not significantly to CO2 while Human Development Index positive and insignificant effect against CO2.