Determining the Correlation between GDP, Light Pollution, and Night Temperature
Abstract
The International Dark Association defined light pollution as the unnecessary use of artificial light as a result of the industrial advancement of modern civilization. For artificial light to illuminate, it takes electricity and additional production of carbon emissions generated by the burning of fossil fuels to produce power that contributes to global warming and climate change. This study identified the impact of the yearly Gross Domestic Product (GDP) nominal to light pollution and night temperatures in Asian countries from 2013 to 2018. The researchers used a correlational research design through Pearson correlation to identify the results of response variables.This study shows that most Asian countries correlate from very strong to negative correlation on their GDP, Light Pollution, and night temperature. The research highlights the need to assess economic growth in many Asian countries with consideration to environmental issues such as global warming and the quality of the night sky.