The "carbon curse" theory proposes that resource-rich countries tend to have higher carbon emissions than resource-poor countries. Our study extends the carbon curse literature by examining whether national culture moderates the relationship between resource abundance and carbon emissions intensity. Using a panel dataset of 115 countries from 1995 to 2018 and applying the two-step dynamic system GMM approach, this study finds that natural resource abundance is positively associated with carbon emission intensity. While using Hofstede's national culture measures, we find that national culture has a conditional role in the interplay between resource abundance and carbon emissions intensity. The results suggest that power distance and masculinity strengthen the positive impact of resource abundance on carbon emissions intensity. In contrast, individualism, uncertainty avoidance, long-term orientation, and indulgence weaken the positive effects of resource abundance on carbon emission intensity. The results are also robust to alternative measures of resource abundance, national culture as well as additional control variables.