New Ideas to Align Consumers’ Carbon Footprints with Global Carbon Budgets

New Ideas to Align Consumers’ Carbon Footprints with Global Carbon Budgets

June 6, 2022, World Resources Institute's Insights

Do you know how much of the world’s carbon budget you “spend”? While individual amounts vary greatly, on a per capita basis each American emits more than 14 tons of greenhouse gases per year. The statistic globally is 4.47 tons per capita, with people in developed countries emitting 2-5 times the amount of carbon dioxide as those in emerging economies.