EMISSIONS OF CO2
SELECTED COUNTRIES (1995)
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10. Volume of GHG calculated per nation and per capita. The rich
countries of the world historically has emitted most of the
anthropogenic greenhouse gases since the start of the industrial
revolution in the latter half of the 1700s. Per capita, the
significant emissions still are produced by the OECD countries.- A
major issue of debate is the sharing of responsibility. Non-industrialised
countries strive to increase their population's standard of living,
thereby also increasing their emissions of greenhouse gases, since
economic development is closely associated with energy production. The
volume of GHG thus will probably increase despite the efforts to
reduce emissions in industrialised countries. China has the second
biggest emissions of GHG in the world. However, per capita the Chinese
emissions are very low compared to the no. 1 on the list, the USA.
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