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The climate crisis and what to do about it
- Climate crisis 10-point action plan
- Key points
- IPCC report of 2018: halve emissions by 2030
- Climate change: the basics
- Stop burning fossil fuels: Stay within the budget of 420Gt CO2
- Global emissions are rising and governments are failing
- The rising feeling of desperation
- Simple solutions for the climate crisis, which should have been implemented already
Action needed
- Summary
- Local government
- Local government: Make walking safe
- National government
- Organisations
- Individuals
- Passivhaus home standards
- 'Offsetting'?
False and dubious solutions
Awareness raising
Civil disobedience
- Civil disobedience in a democracy: Q and A
- Civil disobedience and the law
- Greta Thunberg and the school strikes
- Extinction Rebellion
Reasons for optimism
Tecnicalities by sector
- The UK has not cut its greenhouse gas emissions
- International comparisons
- The basics
- Emissions from home energy
- "Green electricity"
- Emissions from cars
- Emissions from food
- Health, education, etc emissions
- Buses
- Trains
- Aviation
- UK average footprint
- References
- Calculator version information
Standards of administration in a democracy
Performance assessments
- Assessing performance on the climate crisis
- BEIS is not telling the truth on carbon emissions
- Transport for the North: Failing on the climate crisis
- Steve Rotheram: failing on the climate crisis
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International comparisons
UK greenhouse gas emissions
Total emissions were around 930 million tonnes CO2-e per year in 2015, including imports/exports and aviation [1].
As the population is 66 million, this is 14.1 tonnes per person per year.
World CO2 emissions
The total was about 34 billion tonnnes per year in 2018 [2].
As the population is 7.7.billion, this is 4.4 tonnes per person per year.
China CO2 emissions
Emissions were 10.1 billion tonnes in 2018 [3].
Of these, around 13% were from net exports, based on 2014 figures [4].
This gives an adjusted value of 8.8 billion tonnes.
As the population is 1.43 billion, this is 6.2 tonnes per person per year.
USA CO2 emissions
Emissions were 5.42 billion tonnes in 2018 [3].
The net CO2 transfers associated with trade were 6% (net imports), based on 2014 figures [4].
This gives an adjusted value of 5.8 billion tonnes.
As the population is 327 million, this is 17.6 tonnes per person per year.
India CO2 emissions
Emissions were 2.65 billion tonnes in 2018 [3].
Of these, around 9% were from net exports, based on 2014 figures [4].
This gives an adjusted value of 2.41 billion tonnes.
As the population is 1.35 billion, this is 1.8 tonnes per person per year.
Mozambique CO2 emissions
Emissions were 8.3 million tonnes in 2018 [3].
As the population is 29 million, this is 0.3 tonnes per person per year.
References
Last updated: 29 Dec 2019
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