The Carbon Atlas

Andrew Price
Former Web Editor, GOOD.is

December 16, 2008 • 5:02 pm PST
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The Guardian has a very attractive interactive infographic that compares the carbon emissions of countries around the globe and shows how they've changed since 1996.

Europe's carbon emissions only grew by 5% between 1996-2006. In Asia (read: China) the rate was a whopping 64%.

It'd be nice to see emissions per capita or emissions relative to a country's HDI, but the piece is enormously valuable as is.

The Guardian's Carbon Atlas.

Thanks, Josh.

Posted in: Environment,; GOOD Blog

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