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11. Iceland's high consumption is driven by the aluminium industry

Wed Dec 4, 2013, 02:28 PM

Dec 2013

and the others are similarly small populations with an energy intensive industry such as oil extraction and refining. Iceland gets a pass for that because nearly all of their electricity is from renewables. So even with the high consumption, their CO2 output is around 1/2 of the US, per capita.

The disappeared...interesting that the US has cut CO2 by fracking near those with little power, and cutting the powerless from the economy - people who themselves were not the big consumers and not the prime source of the problem.

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Americans are 5% of World Population, consume 1/4 of its Energy (infographic) [View all] unhappycamper Dec 2013 OP

Exceptionalism!1! Wilms Dec 2013 #1

True, but don't we also produce a proportionate amount of the world's stuff? Flatulo Dec 2013 #2

Military stuff, yes. unhappycamper Dec 2013 #3

Food? Machinery? Aircraft? Flatulo Dec 2013 #5

The US is 43rd in exports per capita, so 'no' is the answer to that question. Iterate Dec 2013 #6

But in sheer volume of exports, not per capita, we're number 3. Flatulo Dec 2013 #7

Iceland's high consumption is driven by the aluminium industry Iterate Dec 2013 #11

the US exports food quadrature Dec 2013 #10

...and wastes 40% of what it grows. Iterate Dec 2013 #12

I choose not to live in a grass hut beachbum bob Dec 2013 #4

Ironic really, given your choice of username ... (n/t) Nihil Dec 2013 #8

if i could afford beach front property beachbum bob Dec 2013 #9