A graphic view of the growth of
Man-made CO2 emissions: 1965 - 2011
Ed Hoskins MA (Cantab) BDS (Lond)
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World-wide CO2 emissions
A graphical presentation of a recent world-wide CO2
emission data set.
The graphics are ogranised by nations and nation
groups, giving results for:
 the comparison of total CO2 emission levels
 the progress of CO2 emissions/head.
Information on worldwide National CO2 emission
levels was published by BP from 1965 up until 2011.
The data was well corroborated by previous datasets
published by the Guardian and Google up until 2009 .
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National grouping
 China and Hong Kong with a population of more than 1.3
billion is the largest nation in the world. It has close to
10% GDP growth and is already the world’s largest CO2
emitter. China’s CO2 emissions overtook the USA in
2006, and since then they have now grown to be more
than 50% greater CO2 emitters than the USA.
The Chinese are major users of coal for electricity
generation in the process of rapidly developing the
prosperity of their vast nation.
China has little or no current concern for their
production of CO2 and its possible influence on climate.
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National grouping
 United States of America has rejected Cap and Trade
legislation. At the same time the USA has achieved
major reduction in CO2 emission by the use of shale gas
for electricity generation. However under the current
Obama administration the USA may well introduce
stringent CO2 emission targets and further legislation
obstructive to the use of fossil fuels via its
Environmental Protection Agency.
 Japan, the former Soviet Union and Canada are
developed nations. They have already withdrawn from
the now terminated Kyoto protocol as they consider
any commitments to reduce their CO2 emissions to be
an impediment to their continuing development and
prosperity.
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National grouping
 Korea, Iran, South Africa, Mexico, Saudi Arabia, Brazil,
Indonesia and Taiwan are rapidly developing nations. They
are not interested in restricting their development by the
control of CO2 emissions.
 India is the second largest nation in the world with a
population of about 1.2 billion and with GDP growth close to
9%. About a third of their population has no access to
electricity. India is a major user of coal for electricity
generation and they too have little or no concern for their
production of CO2 and its possible influence on climate.
Although India still has a comparatively low CO2
emissions/head, its rapidly advancing economic
development has huge potential for further accelerated
growth to approach the level of development of China.
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National grouping
 The other remaining 160+ under-developed nations are
then grouped together. They are responsible for ~12%
of the world’s CO2 emissions. Their rates of
development are very variable but have potential for
very substantial growth as their levels of development
advance. This rapid advance is already being seen in the
African and South American continents.
 The European Union, Australia and New Zealand are
isolated in having made legal commitments to CO2
reduction and continue in their efforts. New Zealand
may now be considering withdrawal from the Kyoto
protocol.
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Current CO2 emissions
Nations grouped according to CO2 emissions policies
CO2 2011
pop 2011
13.2%
7.6%
8.4
USA
17.7%
4.5%
19.2
RU JP CA
13.1%
4.4%
14.6
China
26.7%
19.3%
6.9
India
5.3%
17.5%
1.5
KR IR ZA MX SA BR ID
10.9%
10.7%
5.4
Rest of World (200+ Nations)
13.2%
36.0%
1.6
Committed
EU (27) AU NZ
Not Joining-in
Futility of Man-made Climate Control by limiting CO2 emissions
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