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21 May 2022

Which U.S. Regions Have The Most Carbon Emissions Per Capita?


Northeast 17% pop v. 11% emissions (65%)
West 24% pop v. 20% emissions (83%)
South 38% pop v. 40% emissions (105%)
Midwest 21% pop v. 29% emissions (138%)

Carbon emissions per capita in the Northeast are half the carbon emissions per capita in the Midwest, despite the fact that both regions historically had a lot of manufacturing activity.
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3 comments:

  1. Tom Bridgeland5/21/2022 12:02 PM

    Farming, and longer distance driving? The NE is tiny in comparison with cities close together.

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  2. Dave Barnes5/22/2022 10:09 AM

    And, the third percentage?

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  3. Tom Bridgeland5/22/2022 10:14 PM

    Hmm. Complex issue. NY city produces lots of money via trading, mostly electronic money. So that is pretty low-carbon. But when they consume that money by buying/consuming products made elsewhere, does that count against their carbon production?

    If I drive an electric car powered by a coal plant in another state, does the carbon produced count against my state or the state where the coal is burned?

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