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Skybird · 12-09-09, 04:35 PM

You have to compare living styles, and that means on emissions: pollution and ressources consummation per head.

that's what makes the US wordwide leader, followed by Canada, Austrlia and Europe.

for example CO2 emissions, because these currently get debated so much:

USA 19 metric tons per capita
CAN 18
AUS 17

GER 10
JAP 10
UK 9
FRA 6
SWE 5

CHN 5

IND 1

Just some key players. Complete lists around the web.

This also must be seen in context with population sizes. Actually some of the small but super-rich Gulf states (Quatar, Emirates, Kuwait) see 2-3 times as high CO2 pollution per capita than in the US, but due to their small population sizes that is less hurting to the planet than the US level. India on the other hand weighs heavier than you could think from that low number per capita, because of it's huge population. If you balance both against each other, per capita pollution versus population size, it is fair to say that the US is the greatest CO2 polluter on earth, said to be responsible for 21% this year, with China following with 20%. But the US citizen has a way of life that makes him producing 4 times as many emissions as the Chinese citizen, and 20 times as many as an Indian.

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Skybird Soaring Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: the mental asylum named Germany Posts: 42,816 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	You have to compare living styles, and that means on emissions: pollution and ressources consummation per head. that's what makes the US wordwide leader, followed by Canada, Austrlia and Europe. for example CO2 emissions, because these currently get debated so much: USA 19 metric tons per capita CAN 18 AUS 17 GER 10 JAP 10 UK 9 FRA 6 SWE 5 CHN 5 IND 1 Just some key players. Complete lists around the web. This also must be seen in context with population sizes. Actually some of the small but super-rich Gulf states (Quatar, Emirates, Kuwait) see 2-3 times as high CO2 pollution per capita than in the US, but due to their small population sizes that is less hurting to the planet than the US level. India on the other hand weighs heavier than you could think from that low number per capita, because of it's huge population. If you balance both against each other, per capita pollution versus population size, it is fair to say that the US is the greatest CO2 polluter on earth, said to be responsible for 21% this year, with China following with 20%. But the US citizen has a way of life that makes him producing 4 times as many emissions as the Chinese citizen, and 20 times as many as an Indian. __________________ If you feel nuts, consult an expert.