Sunday, January 18, 2015

Despite massive US population increase of 26% since 1990, US CO2 emissions have only increased 6%-EU Commission Report Dec. 2014, global CO2 emissions trends

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Dec. 2014, "Trends in global CO2 emissions 2014 Report," PBL Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency, EU Commission Joint Research Centre

US population since 1990: +26%
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US CO2 since 1990: +6%
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p. 17, "United States 2.2.2
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"When comparing long term trends, we note that while the United States saw a relatively high annual population increase 26% since 1990, its CO2 emissions increased by 6% in this period (for more details see Section 2.3)"



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