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G8 Country profiles on climate change - honorable mentions

Background - 4 June, 2007
These countries are well behind the USA, and not in the top four list of climate killers. However, they are doing significant damage.

Canada: Climate killer No. 5

Greenhouse gas emissions: 791 million tonnes (Mt)

Carbon dioxide: 597 million tonnes (Mt)

Notes:  This makes Canada the fifth largest greenhouse gas emitter among the G8 countries.  Canada's greenhouse gas emissions have risen by 30.8 percent over theperiod from 1990 to 2005. This is the greatest rate of increase withinthe G8 group.

Enormous per capita emissions:

Approx. 18 t CO2 per inhabitant

In terms of per capita emissions, Canada is way above the rest of the world, only just behind the USA.

Trend: Total disaster - 30 percent growth rate

Great Britain: Climate killer No. 6

Greenhouse gas emissions: 658 million t (Mt)

Carbon dioxide: 565 million t (Mt)

This figure puts Great Britain sixth place among the G8 countries.

Average per capita emissions: Approx. 9.5 t CO2 per inhabitant

In a global comparison, Great Britain's per capita emissions are in the upper mid-range.

Trend: 15 percent reduction

Italy: Climate killer No. 7

Greenhouse gas emissions: 584 million t (Mt)

Carbon dioxide: 490 million t (Mt)

With this figure, Italy ranks seventh among the G8 countries.

Average per capita emissions: 8.5 t CO2 per inhabitant

In a global comparison, Italy's per capita emissions are mid-range.

Trend: Disastrous - 12.3 percent growth rate

France: Climate killer No. 8

Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions: 563 million t GHG

Carbon dioxide: 418 million t (Mt)

"Sugarcoated" per capita emissions: Approx. 7 t CO2

France's per-capita emissions are still twice the worldwide average, and unfortunately much of France's energy comes from nuclear power. (Read more: " Nuclear not the answer to climate change.")

Stagnating trend: 1.4 percent reduction

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