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Compared to other developed countries they are not the worst. Australia: 16.8 tons/capita/year Canada/US: 16.1 Germany: 9.1 China: 8.0
by ced 6y ago
Compared to other developed countries they are not the worst.
Australia: 16.8 tons/capita/year
Canada/US: 16.1
Germany: 9.1
China: 8.0
France: 5.0
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...
- saagarjha 6y agoWhy does France do so much better?
- corty 6y agoNuclear power plants, the only large-scale green energy source in existence.
- natmaka 6y agoNope. This is only true for gridpower "production", which is only a small part of the total energy production (about 25%), and there are other (non energy-related) sources CO2 emissions. See https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24374697 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24374697
- hailwren 6y agoProbably poverty and industry. Germany has more industry and has historically had a stronger economy. So, that probably leads to lifestyles that promote more energy use.
- yodsanklai 6y agohttps://www.statista.com/chart/19937/europes-biggest-greenhouse-gas-emitters/ https://www.statista.com/chart/19937/europes-biggest-greenho... Compared to other European countries, they are significantly worst.
- ced 6y agohttps://vividmaps.com/carbon-dioxide-emissions-european-countries/ https://vividmaps.com/carbon-dioxide-emissions-european-coun... Maybe it's just quibbling, but anyway, per-capita Germany is among the worst but not the worst.