ISSUE: Fall 2019
Note: All figures rounded to the nearest whole integer.
Sources:
- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, EPA 430-R-18-003: Inventory of U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Sinks: 1990–2016 (2018): Table ES-4.
- Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy: UK Greenhouse Gas Inventory 1990 to 2016: Annual Report for submission under the Framework Convention on Climate Change (2018): Table ES.2.1.
- Johannes Gütschow, Louise Jeffery, Robert Gieseke: The PRIMAP-hist national historical emissions time series (1850–2016). V 2.0. GFZ Data Services, 2019.
- United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects 2017-Data Booklet (ST/ESA/SER.A/401), 2017.
- Statista, “Average number of people per household in the United States from 1960 to 2018,” by Erin Duffin, last modified April 29, 2019.
- Average household emissions: Center for Sustainable Systems, University of Michigan. 2018. “Carbon Footprint Factsheet.” Pub. No. CSS09-05.
- Average passenger car emissions: Center for Sustainable Systems, University of Michigan. 2018. “Carbon Footprint Factsheet.” Pub. No. CSS09-05; Average annual miles per driver: “Average Annual Miles per Driver by Age Group,” U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration, updated March 29, 2018.
- “The carbon footprint of 5 diets compared,” www.shrinkthatfootprint.com. (Subtract “vegetarian” from “average” in graphic.)
- ScienceAlert, “There’s One Simple Thing You Should Do if You Really Want to Reduce Your Carbon Footprint,” by Signe Dean, July 14, 2018.
- ScienceAlert, “There’s One Simple Thing You Should Do if You Really Want to Reduce Your Carbon Footprint,” by Signe Dean, July 14, 2018.