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> Dubai The UAE as a whole only consumes 15% more energy per capita than the US. Given how much smaller it's population is (around the size of NYC), it seems u
by lucaspiller 10y ago
> Dubai
The UAE as a whole only consumes 15% more energy per capita than the US. Given how much smaller it's population is (around the size of NYC), it seems unfair to include it in the list. I assume that number also includes how much energy is needed to produce oil, which is exported worldwide.
The country is heavily investing in renewables, Dubai wants to supply 7% of power by solar from 2020, and 75% by 2050.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_energy_consumption_per_capita https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_energy_co... (sort 2013 by capita)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_power_in_the_United_Arab_Emirates https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_power_in_the_United_Arab...
- contingencies 10y agoOK so good point - as usual looking at real numbers is far more informative... Qatar is way worse, yadda yadda. That said, the US is a pretty bad yardstick. Another way to look at it would be to say that the average UAE citizen uses 250% of what an Iranian uses, or the average Qatar citizen uses 650% of what an Iranian uses, despite a (very) broadly similar climate and self-sufficient energy production. The US citizen uses 11x more than an Indian, who is only slightly ahead of a North Korean (despite a horrific climate), both of whom are ~3x more than a Bengali.