Kohlenstoffemissionen nach Kontinenten

As per usual, the US is obese.

I am guessing this per annum? Cumulative would be interesting to see as a comparison

Population map?

I always find these maps political because maybe 70% of my stuff is made in Asia some way or the other but I live in the posh thin region. This should be normalized with consumption. Outsourced manufacturing should count as a carbon burden on the purchaser, not the maker.

Is this total or pro capite?

Asia is rightfully the biggest one, but when you take into account it has billions living in it, whereas north America and Europe only have some hundred thousands (~340mil for US and 744mil for Europe) it’s rll crazy to see the disproportionate allocation of it. Especially for the US, considering it itself has like half the population of Europe

In any case, it’s a really nice map to read…

Germany is huge because they got rid of nuclear and the U.S. destroyed their pipeline, right?

I wonder how are those measured anyway. For example a lot of stuff is manufactored in the richer part of the world, but in few decades those products end up resold in Africa or India. Is the carbon footprint to manufacture such goods only counted in the country of origin despite the product having longer lifespawn?

Same with food imports into Africa for example, it is produced/processed outside of Africa, and then imported or donated into Africa.

Who produce those emissions? Emission from agriculture, harvest and processing, emission from logistics, emissions from team of researchers which genetically modify those foods, emissions from people that design and build tractors or ships, emission from military that makes those trade routes safe, emission from systems that makes the system running, emission from regular employees that are involved in the entire long process.

All of this are emissions that are used for the direct benefit of the poorer countries. In case of food it is matter of existence even. How can you even measure it by continents like this, when the economy is globally connected.

Now make a map with per capita.

Meanwhile you have Canadians (especially in BC and Q*ebec) who act like we are among the top emitters and should accept a lower standard of living because of it.