Copenhagen climate conference is near. Here are some facts one should bear in mind.
source: Jørgen Delman
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Key variables |
China |
USA |
Japan |
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Population (million) |
1,320 |
302 |
128 |
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Per capita GDP (US$) (PPP) |
5,345 |
45,790 |
33,525 |
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Energy use per unit of GDP (toe/ thousand US$) |
0.26 |
0.17 |
0.12 |
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Per capita CO2eq emissions (2003 data; tons) |
3.2 |
19.5 |
9.8 |
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