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BIG ISSUES: TOP POLLUTING COUNTRIES |
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1. China
China wins the number one spot for the world?s most polluting country as it emits 6,018 million tonnes of greenhouse gases each year. This comes at little surprise as huge amounts of goods are manufactured in China, then exported all over the world. China also has the world's largest population of 1,324,655,000 so it consumes vast amounts of fossil fuels for transportation, cities, workplaces and food production. 2. United States Prior to 2007 the United States was the world's biggest polluter, it still however comes not too far behind China producing 5,833 million tonnes of greenhouse gases annually. With one of the world's largest meat industries and largest oil industries the U.S.A consumes 18,690,000 barrels of oil per day, more than any other country. It's population now exceeds 310,383,444 so there is a growing number of people consuming oil for transportation, food production, their homes and their workplaces. 3. Russia Russia has a smaller population of 141,950,000 compared with the U.S and China but still produces a significant amount of Co2, 1,704 million tonnes per annum. Russia claims it is ready to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 25% when other countries agree to do the same. This statement is somewhat cast into doubt with Russia's new plans to exploit the Arctic?s vast oil reserves and wants to construct floating power plants in the Arctic Ocean. 4. India India is the second highest populated country in the world with a population size of 1,139,964,932 people. As a result, the country has a very high carbon output of 1,293 million tonnes. The country is becoming heavily industrialised and is undergoing significant growth in production and exportation. However, this comes with a price as many people including children are exploited as labourers by the large factories and corporations. 5. Japan Japan ranks fifth producing 1,247 million tonnes of Co2 a year. Like Russia, Japan plans to cut its Co2 emissions by 25% when it sees other countries committing to the same. The main contributors to the pollution are the large areas of urbanization, industrialisation and the large amount of transportation. The Japanese Environment Agency has taken steps to reduce emissions by adding regulations for automobile gas and tightening controls on nitrogen dioxide emission. Resource: http://www.actionforourplanet.com/#/top-10-polluting-countries/4541684868 2nd world report from 7th E-gen Ambassador |
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Posted 08-06-2013 02:15
India is doing its bit to decrease pollution. In New Delhi all public transport is Green.
Posted 08-06-2013 02:00
Yes, I couldn't agree more, make sense....More population gives much more pollution
But it's not eligible for Japan. The population is not high but it's the big 5!
Posted 25-11-2011 03:14
China have exceed the USA! Well, that's very impressive. I think this is strongly connected to the population of a country. :) Thanks for sharing this with us ~
Posted 07-11-2011 14:45