2019-05-01 Fortune

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ANNUAL CO 2 EMISSIONS PER COUNTRY (TONS OF CO 2 , 2017)


0–250 TONS 250.1–500 500.1–2,500 2,500.1–5,000 5,000.1–12,


10 LARGEST-


EMITTING


COUNTRIES


TOTAL EMISSIONS:


PER CAPITA:


SOUTH KOREA


742


14.


IRAN


740


9.


SAUDI ARABIA


704.


21.


TOTAL EMISSIONS:


PER CAPITA:


U.S.


5,


17.


CANADA


680


18.


GERMANY


878


10.


CHINA


11,


8.


INDIA


2,


2.


RUSSIA


1,


13.


JAPAN


1,


11.


ALL TONS ARE U.S. SHORT TONS


SOURCES: EIA; EU EMISSION


DATABASE FOR GLOBAL


ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH


ENERGY-RELATED CO 2 EMISSIONS FROM FUEL COMBUSTION


1990 2000 2010 2018


FOSSIL FUELS


EXCLUDING COAL


CHANGE 2017-


COAL-FIRED POWER OTHER COAL USE


GENERATION


2018 GLOBAL TOTAL: 36.5 TONS


0


5


10


15


20


25


30


35 tons


0


1


2


3


4


5%


–1.3%


INDIA


4.8%


U.S.


3.1%


CHINA


2.5%


EUROPE1.1%


REST OF WORLD


Seeing Trends
ANALYTICS in the Data

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FORTUNE.COM // MAY.1.


GLOBAL CARBON


DIOXIDE EMISSIONS


INCREASED IN 2018


Despite increased calls to reduce global
emissions in light of climate change, energy-
related carbon dioxide emissions worldwide
went up by 1.7% last year, hitting a record
high, according to the International Energy
Agency. It’s the largest rate of growth seen
since 2013. While emissions declined in
Europe, they were up in big economies like the
U.S., China, and India. Coal, especially in Asia,
played a significant role in the increase. At the
same time, it’s worth noting that according
to 2017 data, the U.S. still produces twice
as much carbon dioxide per capita as China
and nearly nine times as much as India,
highlighting the increased environmental
impact of a higher standard of living. All of
this means the Paris climate agreement’s
goal of limiting global temperature increase
to 1.5° C could be a pipe dream if energy use
worldwide doesn’t change. —RADHIKA MARYA
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