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> United Arab Emirates 25.8 t > Saudi Arabia 18.2 t > Australia 15.0 t These are all pretty low population though so net CO2 from these countries is not

> United Arab Emirates 25.8 t > Saudi Arabia 18.2 t > Australia 15.0 t These are all pretty low population though so net CO2 from these countries is not the largest. In terms of per capita, what drives this? These places are hot, is it the 24/7 Air conditioning running?

quonn 2y ago
That is balanced by not having to heat. The more likely explanation for the first two is that plenty of fossil fuels are available so they are used inefficiently.
inquirerGeneral 2y ago
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abdullahkhalids 2y ago
I generated this list a few months ago. I picked a threshold population (I think 10 million) and listed the top 5 and then some other groups. I think I would also guess that resource rich countries spend a lot on cars and AC. FYI, I edited list with latest numbers after your comment.
mrkeen 2y ago
It could make more sense to bucket these three together if you're looking for what they have in common. Australia 14.5t United States 14.3t Canada 14.0t My guesses are: houses rather than apartments, driving everywhere, percentage of SUVS compared to sedans, meat consumption, general consumerism?
- vivekd 2y ago
  I'm Canadian most of our emissions this past year was because of forrest fires.
- cosmic_cheese 2y ago
  In the US, we also have large numbers of homes that have not been brought up to modern efficiency standards and cheap/outdated, grossly inefficient heating/cooling contributing. That number could probably be brought down quite significantly without negatively impacting quality of life by “simply” (I’m aware it’s a huge undertaking) properly insulating homes and in urban/suburban areas banning heating/cooling solutions below a certain efficiency threshold.
  - dangravell 2y ago
    The tragedy of of this is that these are improvements that would actually improve life in these houses - making them healthier, more comfortable. Trouble is, retrofit is expensive.
ducttapecrown 2y ago
Probably mining and refining natural gas and oil?
- whazor 2y ago
  In that case there is so much to win by improving the mining/refining processes.
alwayslikethis 2y ago
AC is pretty efficient and the temperature differential it needs to overcome is smaller than winter heating in most places. For these places specifically it seems to obviously be the production of oil for the first two and coal for the third. The availability of fossil fuels tends to make them cheaper and consequently a lot more is used.

quonn 2y ago

That is balanced by not having to heat. The more likely explanation for the first two is that plenty of fossil fuels are available so they are used inefficiently.

inquirerGeneral 2y ago

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abdullahkhalids 2y ago

I generated this list a few months ago. I picked a threshold population (I think 10 million) and listed the top 5 and then some other groups. I think I would also guess that resource rich countries spend a lot on cars and AC. FYI, I edited list with latest numbers after your comment.

mrkeen 2y ago

It could make more sense to bucket these three together if you're looking for what they have in common. Australia 14.5t United States 14.3t Canada 14.0t My guesses are: houses rather than apartments, driving everywhere, percentage of SUVS compared to sedans, meat consumption, general consumerism?

vivekd 2y ago
I'm Canadian most of our emissions this past year was because of forrest fires.
cosmic_cheese 2y ago
In the US, we also have large numbers of homes that have not been brought up to modern efficiency standards and cheap/outdated, grossly inefficient heating/cooling contributing. That number could probably be brought down quite significantly without negatively impacting quality of life by “simply” (I’m aware it’s a huge undertaking) properly insulating homes and in urban/suburban areas banning heating/cooling solutions below a certain efficiency threshold.
- dangravell 2y ago
  The tragedy of of this is that these are improvements that would actually improve life in these houses - making them healthier, more comfortable. Trouble is, retrofit is expensive.

ducttapecrown 2y ago

Probably mining and refining natural gas and oil?

whazor 2y ago
In that case there is so much to win by improving the mining/refining processes.

alwayslikethis 2y ago

AC is pretty efficient and the temperature differential it needs to overcome is smaller than winter heating in most places. For these places specifically it seems to obviously be the production of oil for the first two and coal for the third. The availability of fossil fuels tends to make them cheaper and consequently a lot more is used.