![]() ![]() The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) gathers the data on world carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases.There are other sources of emissions data too, if you want to compare - albeit not as up-to-date: For comparison, the whole world emits 4.49 tonnes per person.China, by contrast, emits under six tonnes per person, India only 1.38.The US is still number one in terms of per capita emissions among the big economies - with 18 tonnes emitted per person.Some of the world's smallest countries and islands emit the most per person - the highest being Gibraltar with 152 tonnes per person.If you look at per capita emissions, a different picture emerges where: The biggest increase is the Cook Islands - up 66.7%īut that is only one way to look at the data - and it doesn't take account of how many people live in each country. The biggest decrease from 2008-2009 is Ukraine - down 28%.India is now the world's third biggest emitter of CO2 - pushing Russia into fourth place.The country is now behind Iran, South Korea, Japan and Germany The UK is down one place to tenth on the list, 8% on the year.The US has had declining CO2 for two years running, the last time the US had declining CO2 for 3 years running was in the 1980s.China emits more CO2 than the US and Canada put together - up by 171% since the year 2000.On pure emissions alone, the key points are: ![]() This newly-released data is from 2009 - the latest available. While the new economic giants are growing rapidly. It shows a world where established economies have large - but declining - carbon emissions. The map, above ( you can get it as a PDF file here) is produced by Guardian graphic artists Mark McCormick and Paul Scruton. One fo the aims is to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 55% of the 1990 levels by 2012 collectively for countries starred on this list. ![]() Currently 192 countries have adopted the Kyoto protocol. World carbon dioxide emissions are one way of measuring a country's economic growth too.Īnd the latest figures - published by the respected Energy Information Administration - show CO2 emissions from energy consumption - the vast majority of Carbon Dioxide produced.Ī reduction in global greenhouse gas emissions is not only the goal of environmentalists but also of pretty much every government in the world. ![]()
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