method may help allocate carbon emissions responsibility among nations

[Jim Nickerson]

http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releas...-npm070109.php

Targets individuals, tagging high polluters everywhere

• "Most of the world's emissions come disproportionately from the wealthy citizens of the world, irrespective of their nationality," Chakravarty said, noting that many emissions come from lifestyles that involve airplane flights, car use and the heating and cooling of large homes. "We estimate that in 2008, half of the world's emissions came from just 700 million people."

• At present, the world average for tons of carbon dioxide emitted a year per individual is about five. Each European produces about 10 tons a year, with each American producing twice that amount.

You high net-worth mothers better ease off the throttle.

[metalman]

Re: method may help allocate carbon emissions responsibility among nations

http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releas...-npm070109.php

Targets individuals, tagging high polluters everywhere

• "Most of the world's emissions come disproportionately from the wealthy citizens of the world, irrespective of their nationality," Chakravarty said, noting that many emissions come from lifestyles that involve airplane flights, car use and the heating and cooling of large homes. "We estimate that in 2008, half of the world's emissions came from just 700 million people."

• At present, the world average for tons of carbon dioxide emitted a year per individual is about five. Each European produces about 10 tons a year, with each American producing twice that amount.

You high net-worth mothers better ease off the throttle.

don't worry, jim... we'll solve the disparity by getting as poor as the those sorry f&cks who can't afford the 2 ton trucks we drive to the 7/24 for a 6 pack at 3am. not me, of course.

[santafe2]

Re: method may help allocate carbon emissions responsibility among nations

You high net-worth mothers better ease off the throttle.

At last we agree.

At present, the world average for tons of carbon dioxide emitted a year per individual is about five.

67 trillion lbs. of exogenous CO2 per year, and climbing....no problem. I'm sure we'll run out of fossil fuel before we've run out of arguments...:rolleyes: