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Then compare EU against US states individually - I'd wager the US result will drop significantly when you average the per capita results by state.
by tomnipotent 8y ago
Then compare EU against US states individually - I'd wager the US result will drop significantly when you average the per capita results by state.
- garmaine 8y agoThat is not how averages work.
- yongjik 8y agoBesides, doing that will most certainly inflate the number, considering US has many small rural states with much worse emission (per capita) than large, less carbon-intensive states like NY or CA. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_U.S._states_by_carbon_dioxide_emissions https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_U.S._states_by_carbon_... (By the way, what the hell is happening in Wyoming? 111.55 tons per person?)
- jcranmer 8y agoLow population, but exporting coal-based power to the rest of the country? The top emissions are Wyoming, North Dakota, West Virginia, Alaska, and Louisiana, which are all big energy producers, and energy producers tend to have naturally high emissions.
- garmaine 8y agoLots of cows in Wyoming.
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