IN THIS SECTION Global inequalities by production Global inequalities by consumption Global inequalities by production There are two parameters that determine our collective carbon dioxide (CO2) emissi...
How did the differences between a countrys production and consumption-based emissions change over time? In the interactive charts you can compare production- and consumption-based emissions for many co...
CO2 emissions are typically measured on the basis of production. This accounting method which is sometimes referred to as territorial emissions is used when countries report their emissions, and set ta...
In the final visualization you can explore the same cumulative CO2 emissions as you have seen above but now visualizes by country. Using the timeline at the bottom of the chart you can see how contribu...
In the visualizations above we focused on each country or regions total cumulative emissions (1) in absolute terms; and (2) at a single point in time: as of 2017. In the chart we see the change in the ...
Since 1751 the world has emitted over 1.5 trillion tonnes of CO2.2 To reach our climate goal of limiting average temperature rise to 2C, the world needs to urgently reduce emissions. One common argumen...
This interactive chart shows the year-on-year growth rate of CO2 emissions. A positive figure in a given year indicates that emissions were higher than the previous year. A negative figure indicates th...