On: Per capita CO₂ emissions Over Time

[lucb1e]

Which, to put in perspective, is 25% higher than the UK (industrial revolution starter and all that) has ever been. The EU-27 average is lower still, but not every country had its peak at the same time so that makes sense.

Today's "leaders" are oil states like Saudi Arabia and the Emirates, followed on the heels by Australia, the USA, and... Mongolia? Because of the low population density, they got a lot of individual house's heating or why?

[nonethewiser → lucb1e]

> Which, to put in perspective, is 25% higher than the UK (industrial revolution starter and all that)

What do you mean to suggest by "industrial revolution starter and all that"? I would not expect emissions at the very beginning of the industrial revolution to hold a candle to peak industrialization. Being the first to industrialize seems entirely irrelevant.

[_cxnx → nonethewiser]

Early industrialisation was incredibly inefficient.

[nickd2001 → _cxnx]

For example stuff like this https://www.visit-nottinghamshire.co.uk/things-to-do/papplew.... Coal (Steam engine) powered pumping station for public water supply - very beautiful design, not so good for the environment.

[jcranmer → lucb1e]

Mongolia is a very mining-centric economy (kind of like Australia), especially in coal. The vast majority of Mongolia's electricity comes from coal.