Carbon Emissions – Australian Information

Australian Position in Carbon Emissions

Top 20 Countries share of CO2 Emissions

Australia was ranked number 16 in the chart below showing the carbon emissions from each of the highest 20 polluting countries.

The world emits about 43 billion tons of CO2 a year (2019).

Global energy-related CO2 emissions flattened in 2019 at around 33 … Read the rest

The Richest 10% emit 52% of world Carbon Emissions

The richest people of the world account for more carbon emissions than anyone else.

New research by Oxfam and the Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI) has revealed that the richest 10% of the world’s population (about 630 million people) were responsible for 52% of the cumulative carbon emission.

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