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South Africa – per capita Fossil CO2 Emissions and Climate Debt

South Africa – per capita Fossil CO2 Emissions and Climate Debt

2020

South Africa’s current Climate Breakdown Pricing amounts to $8.30 per tons Fossil CO2 emitted since 2000. The Climate Debt grew from $593 per capita in 2015 to $1,355 in 2020. Updated Rankings of 165 countries are available in the menu “Climate Debt”.

The following diagrams expose the trends of Fossil CO2 Emissions, Climate Debt, GDP(ppp-$) and Ecological Footprint without carbon.

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Share of global Climate Debt rank 79th, 80th, and 81st: Macedonia, Botswana and Mauritius (combined responsible for 0.02% of Climate Debt and 0.05% of Fossil CO2 Emissions 2016)

Share of global Climate Debt rank 79th, 80th, and 81st: Macedonia, Botswana and Mauritius (combined responsible for 0.02% of Climate Debt and 0.05% of Fossil CO2 Emissions 2016)

2018

The diagram below shows ‘Share of global Climate Debt‘ in 2010, 2015 and 2017 of Macedonia, Botswana and Mauritius (ranked 79th, 80th, and 81st). The global Climate Debt, accumulated since 2000, is $7.2 Trillion.

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Share of global Climate Debt rank 76th, 77th and 78th: Tunisia, Bahamas and Jordan (combined responsible for 0.03% of Climate Debt and 0.16% of Fossil CO2 Emissions 2016)

Share of global Climate Debt rank 76th, 77th and 78th: Tunisia, Bahamas and Jordan (combined responsible for 0.03% of Climate Debt and 0.16% of Fossil CO2 Emissions 2016)

2018

The diagram below shows ‘Share of global Climate Debt‘ in 2010, 2015 and 2017 of Tunisia, Bahamas and Jordan (ranked 76th, 77th and 78th). The share of Tunisia is continuously declining, whereas the shares of Bahamas and Jordan are uneven.

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Climate change performance of South Africa, Botswana, Angola and Namibia

Climate change performance of South Africa, Botswana, Angola and Namibia

2015

36 out of 44 African countries in ClimatePositions are Contribution Free and the total climate debt of the African continent is 1.1% of the global climate debt – the share of the global population and CO2 Emissions from fossil fuels is respectively around 13.8% and 3.7%. The eight countries ranked below stand out in Africa by having a climate debt. This article analyses the performance of South Africa, Botswana, Angola and Namibia.

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Climate performance: South Africa versus Botswana

Climate performance: South Africa versus Botswana

2014

South Africa was the 38th worst performing country out of 145 in ClimatePositions 2010 while the neighboring Botswana was the 60th. The Climate Contributions (climate debt) were respectively $448 and $69 per capita (with the latest updates the amounts have increased to $592 and $84 per capita). See the relative Contributions in 2000, 2005 and 2010 in the diagram with the global average set at 100. Below we highlight some of the national indicators in the calculations.

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Putin’s Russia is deteriorating ecologically

Putin’s Russia is deteriorating ecologically

2013

Russia was the world’s third largest CO2 Emitter (carbon dioxide) in 2006-2010 and the authoritarian regime was the 31st worst performing country in ClimatePositions 2010. In 2005 the ranking was 34th and in 2000 43rd. The negative development under Putin is unquestionable.

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