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> Things in America are just very large. Maybe harsh, but North Americans just love to consume consume consume planetary consequences be damned. Per capita CO
by jorvi 3y ago
> Things in America are just very large.
Maybe harsh, but North Americans just love to consume consume consume planetary consequences be damned.
Per capita CO2 emissions (aka carbon footprint):
- 15.5 Canada (?!)
- 14.5 USA
- 8.5: China
- 3.3: Vietnam
- 15.5 Australia
- 3.7: Sweden
- 8.2: Germany
- 7.8: Netherlands
- 5.5: Italy
- 1.9: Morocco
- 6.8: South Africa
- 3.6: Mexico
- 2.2: Brazil
If you live at nearly x2 the CO2 footprint of West/Central Europeans, and above x4 for most of the planet, it gets a lot easier to live large.
Of course, North America having a lot of space geographically makes it easier to build big, and there is probably a ton of other factors as well. But it is an important thing to note.
- throwaway44023 3y agoCanada is high probably because of the sparse northern population that uses fossil fuels year-round to get heat, transport and electricity.
- seanmcdirmid 3y agoYou missed Australia, at 15.25. Probably because they have all those coal reserves, and like houses as big as Americans.
- jorvi 3y agoEdited in, thanks!
- tmnvix 3y agoI assume these are tonnes per year. Worth noting that the average vehicle driven the average distance per year in the US accounts for around 4000kg of CO2. Quite the contribution.