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THE BIG PICTURE: PER CAPITA

WHOSE FAULT IS IT CARBON FOOTPRINT

ANYWAY?

Anyone who goes to work, anyone who consumes, anyone who goes on holiday - we’re all
guilty. The truth is “we’re all in this together” and even though the rich who consume more
have a much bigger footprint it’s also a problem to do with our modern way of life – and that
CUMULATIVE HISTORIC GLOBAL EMISSIONS CURRENT EMISSIONS: 36.2BN IN 2017 way of life, warts and all, is aspirational for many people. A ‘candle and yurts’ solution might
1751 TO 2017 be great for the soul but what’s needed is a radical shift in the way we produce and power our
societies.
600 20
18 Climate campaigners
500 16 are all more or less in

457bn Co2 14 agreement: poverty and Australia 1 6 . 3 1t
400 social improvement & America
514bn Co2
of which 12 must be part of the deal.
399bn
of which 19bn Co2
300 353bn USA 10 The green transition Europe 7. 2 8 t
EU27 + UK 8 of which needs to be job-rich and
9.2bn
200 457bn Co2 6 6.5bn Co2 CHINA economically positive
of which for those already in the China 7. 1 t
200bn 4 6.1bn Co2 of which “have” category but also
100 CHINA of which 5.3bn 4.6bn Co2
USA
2 3.5bn inclusive and socially United
43bnCo2 EU27 + UK progressive. Kingdom 5 . 4 8t
0 0
Europe North Asia Rest of Europe North Asia Rest of
America World America World
Source: our World in Data World 4 .7 2 t
(Based on production
SOURCE OUR WORLD IN DATA origin NOT consumption)
India 1 . 9 1t

Africa 1 .1 2 t

UK FOOTPRINT Explainer: we’re in a global 0t 2t 4t 6t 8t 10 t 12 t 14 t 16 t

trade world. CO2/footprint country
comparisons are normally shown
on a production basis but on a
54% consumption basis almost ½ the

Domestic UK footprint is from products CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACTS
manufactured abroad.
PEOPLE UNEQUALLY Did you know?

People in poorer countries and marginalised
46% communities are bearing climate changes The world’s richest 1%
worst consequences.
Imports cause more than double

Source: WWF Exploring the For millions of people in the world, the CO2 emissions of the
climate crisis fuels hunger, conflict,
UK’s Contribution to Climate disease, displacement and vulnerability. poorest 50% (Oxfam).
Change March 2020).
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