"And what's the TOTAL carbon emmissions per country? China and the USA would leave Australia behind by a country mile. Even a primary school boy knows that!"
PER person dil. Don't try and twist it. Back to school for you dil.
• China emits more CO2 than the US and Canada put together - up by 171% since the year 2000 • 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 • The UK is down one place to tenth on the list, 8% on the year. The country is now behind Iran, South Korea, Japan and Germany • India is now the world's third biggest emitter of CO2 - pushing Russia into fourth place • The biggest decrease from 2008-2009 is Ukraine - down 28%. The biggest increase is the Cook Islands - up 66.7%
But that is only one way to look at the data - and it doesn't take account of how many people live in each country. If you look at per capita emissions, a different picture emerges where:
• Some of the world's smallest countries and islands emit the most per person - the highest being Gibraltar with 152 tonnes per person • The US is still number one in terms of per capita emissions among the big economies - with 18 tonnes emitted per person • China, by contrast, emits under six tonnes per person, India only 1.38
