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From wikipedia[1], annual CO2 emissions per capita in the US are 16.1 tons, while for many European countries it's around 6 tons. I understand that there are em
by zelos 7y ago
From wikipedia[1], annual CO2 emissions per capita in the US are 16.1 tons, while for many European countries it's around 6 tons. I understand that there are emissions that aren't included there (like things manufactured elsewhere and imported), but I don't think those are significantly different between the EU and the US?
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_carbon_dioxide_emissions_per_capita https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_carbon_di...
- nickik 7y agoNot sure where I claimed there was no difference. Yes and by far the biggest difference is with countries that use nuclear like France, Switzerland, Sweden. Many of those gains, can absolutely not be achieved by US population 'purely improving their lives, before difficult decisions'. That is simply not the case. It would require a total change in energy and transportation policy. Massively increasing the price of gas and flying. Changes in the way they live. And so on. A comparative person living in New York City, Berlin, London is already not that different.