impact of environmental quality variables and socio-economic factorson human health: empirical evidence from china

Carbon dioxide(co2)is the foremost gas,emanated from human activities, and the best-known greenhouse gas,contributing to global warming,thusits negative effect on human health cannot be disregarded. the current paper investigates the relation between environmental quality variables, socio-economic factors,and human health from 1960 to 2014in china,using auto regressive distribution lag (ardl) model. it selects three main environmental quality indicators(carbon emissions from coal, natural gas,andpetrol)along with two representative socio-economic factors variables(per capita income and urban population)to explain the interaction mechanism. the results validate the long-term negative equilibrium impact of carbon emissions from the consumption of natural gas, coal,andpetroleum on human health. the findings also reveal that migration fromthecountrysideto citiesand increase in per capita income improve quality of health.it is suggested that loweringemission ofcarbon dioxide (co2),whichistheprincipalcause of greenhouse gas emissions,should be importantin setting up the highquality of life for citizens.