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Maplecroft study puts Belgium and The Netherlands in top 10 of worst CO2 polluters
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Maplecroft released a new CO2 Emissions chart from Energy Use Index (CEEI) last week, rating 183 countries on their CO2 emissions from energy use. In the top 10 The Netherlands win the 5th position with Belgium closing the gap in the 9th spot. Top polluters include the United Arab Emirates, Australia, the U.S., Canada and Saudi Arabia.
The Index is calculated by evaluating a country’s annual carbon emissions from energy use and per capita. The historical and cumulative CO2 emissions from 1900 to 2006 are then added to the equation to provide a complete picture of a country’s CO2 pollution records.
Finding the U.S., the Arab Emirates and Australia at the top of such a list is not really a surprise. Usually China and other developing nations score pretty bad in such a study too, although in this one the country “only” rates 26th in the list. I suppose this is due to the per capita variable of the equation. Although China’s CO2 emissions are skyrocketing, when you account for them per inhabitant of the country, the figure is significantly lower than for other, less populated countries.
Now what really chocks me is to find my own country in the 9th spot of this terrible list. Apart from Belgium and The Netherlands, no other European country made it’s way in the top 10. This only makes me feel worse about our carbon emissions score. Shame on us!
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More information about the Energy Use Index can be found on the Maplecroft website.
Tags: Arab Emirates, Belgium, Canada, carbon emissions from energy use, CEEI, CO2 emissions, Energy Use Index, Maplecroft, The Netherlands, U.S.
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