Infographic – global carbon dioxide emissions and the questions behind the numbers

Posted by: on Jan 31, 2012 | No Comments

This visual representation of the world’s most polluting countries from Visua.ly is far from surprising. The real question is, “Is pollution being exported?” While countries in Europe, for example, are diminishing carbon dioxide emissions, are they really just outsourcing their pollution to other countries, such as China? What does that say about the image of less polluting countries? Your thoughts are welcome in the comments!

World pollution inforgraphic

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