CO2 Emissions Rocketing In Oil Sheikdoms

Since obviously Oil Sheikdoms are on a par with African countries…

NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT

By Paul Homewood

When we discuss CO2 emissions, we invariably gravitate to China and India, simply because they are such large emitters, and growing emissions rapidly.

But what about the Arab world?

Many of the Middle Eastern oil producing states are amongst the richest countries on earth, on a per capita basis. Qatar ranks 3rd richest on the IMF list, while others such as Saudi, Kuwait and the UAE are not far behind.

Yet, incredibly, none of these states were given binding targets under the Kyoto Protocol, being lumped together with poor third world countries in Africa and elsewhere as developing nations.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_parties_to_the_Kyoto_Protocol

In the absence of targets, CO2 emissions across the region have rocketed since the Kyoto Protocol was adopted in 1997. Bear in mind, these figures have nothing to do with the production of oil, but simply reflect consumption of energy.

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