2007-01-22 13:44:02 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Environment
True.
A quote from the source is,
"Australia currently is responsible for only about 1.5% of the world's total fossil fueled-based carbon emissions (ranking it 14th in the world), but its reliance on its coal resource for power generation has resulted in a very high per-capita energy-related carbon emission for the country, third-greatest in the world -- if all carbon emissions, not just those energy-related, are taken into account, Australia has the greatest per-capita carbon emissions in the world."
2007-01-22 14:17:07 · answer #1 · answered by campbelp2002 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It probably is true, but not because Australians do anything particularly outlandish. It is a consequence of a first-world economy , a large land area but a small population.
Most people own lots of manufactured goods and have energy-sapping items such as cars and air-conditioners. There is a lot of domestic animal farming (cows and sheep) which is a notorious emitter of greenhouse gasses. And there are only 20 million people.
I'm not really sure what the alternative is. Wind farms? Nuclear power? I can't see it myself.
2007-01-22 23:14:26 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Top 5
1. Luxembourg
2. United States
3. Canada
4. Australia
5. Finland
2007-01-22 21:55:00 · answer #3 · answered by nomad 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
False
China by a long shot.
2007-01-22 21:51:18 · answer #4 · answered by da_hammerhead 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋