Who Is Responsible For Climate Change? – Who Needs To Fix It?

Summary by Krater

This video examines global carbon dioxide emissions by country, breaking down current emissions, historical output, and per capita figures to determine who is responsible for climate change.

From the video

Answers: Which countries emit the most carbon dioxide today, historically, and per person?

• carbon dioxide emissions by country
• historical carbon emissions
• per capita greenhouse gas emissions
• climate change responsibility
• fossil fuel dependency and wealth

What it concludes

• Humanity emits 51 billion tonnes of CO2 equivalent each year across all greenhouse gases.
• China, the USA, and the European Union together account for over half of the world's CO2 emissions.
• The top 10 emitting countries are responsible for 75% of global emissions.
• Historically, the USA and the EU are responsible for the largest share of cumulative emissions, with the US at 25% and the EU at 22%.
• Focusing solely on current population emissions mixes up population size and total emissions.
• The countries with the highest CO2 emissions per person are major oil and gas producers like Qatar, Trinidad and Tobago, and Kuwait, alongside Australia and the US among large nations.