Title of Project

The correlation between income inequality and sulfur dioxide emissions in ten different areas from 2005 to 2019.

Abstract

Environmental problem and poverty have become two significant disputes that are concerning today’s society. Furthermore, gas emission and poverty reduction are known to be proportional to each other (Glomsrød et al., 2016). Sulfur dioxide emission, which can lead to acid rain and ecosystem devastation, is one of the current environmental problems in some areas (Grunewald et.al., 2017). Looking more into the correlation between sulfure dioxide emission and Gini coefficient, which is an income inequality measurement, could give policymakers the insights to reduce both problems. This study aims to find the relationship between sulfur dioxide emissions and income inequality by analyzing the data of Gini index and sulfur dioxide emission in ten distinct industrial areas from 2005 until 2019. In this analysis, we chose and categorized the areas based on their income level, and compare the data from each country using block charts and line graphs. The high income countries listed are Saudi Arabia, Russia, Kuwait, Turkey, and Serbia, while the low income countries consisted of India, Bangladesh, Indonesia, Uzbekistan, and Ukraine. The result is expected that there is a positive correlation between two variables, which will provide insights of as whether countries that have higher incomes are more equip to SO2 emissions.

Biographies

Christopher Hadrian Wong

Christopher Wong is a first-year science student at the University of British Columbia. He is interested in working toward the idea that combines big data, computer algorithm, and sustainability. His main focus is to obtain the best solution for a given problem through the design of computer algorithm that could process an abstract data. He is also interested in applying the most sophisticated technology to help human activities.

Diana

Diana is a vantage one science student at UBCV. She is interested in medical field; therefore, she aims to get into one of health science majors. Since high school, she has been working in a hospital as a volunteer.

Guanlin Pu

Guanlin Pu is a vantage one science student in University British Columbia. He aims to major in statistics in the future and mainly focus on solving practical problem and creating model. He is also very interested in finance, commerce and analysis data.

Richard

Richard Ding studies in the UBC Vantage Science program which lead him to science program at second year of university. He had finished CPSC 110 courses and is currently studying at CPSC 121 which makes Computer Science become one of his potential majors. Other than studying, I’m a swimmer and interested in cooking as well.