Žiga Zaplotnik

Žiga Zaplotnik

Research scientist at ECMWF

[SLO] Koliko emisij CO2 je zakrivil 40-letni Slovenec napram vrstnikom po svetu?

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Zanima nas, koliko emisij CO2 je “zakrivil” povprečen 40-letni prebivalec Slovenije napram svojim vrstnikom po svetu. Pri tem napravimo nujno predpostavko, da ves čas svojega življenja živi tako ogljično intenzivno kot povprečen državljan. Podatki so na voljo na strani Our World in Data.

Kumulativne emisije CO2

Izkaže se, da je povprečen 40-letni prebivalec Slovenije v času svoje življenja povzročil

  • 0.4 x toliko CO2 kot povprečen Američan
  • 0.7 x toliko CO2 kot povprečen Nemec
  • 2.2 x toliko CO2 kot povprečen Kitajec
  • 7 x toliko CO2 kot povprečen Indijec
  • 13 x toliko CO2 kot povprečen Nigerijec
  • 228 x toliko CO2 kot povprečen prebivalec Čada (Podsaharska Afrika, trenutno najmanj razvit del sveta)

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