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World Youth Report: Youth and Climate Change

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Figure I.3 Forestry 17%

Agriculture 14%

Figure I.3 Share of different sectors in total anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions in terms of CO2equivalent emissions, 2004

Waste and wastewater 3%

Industry 19%

It is estimated that developed countries are responsible for over three quarters of total GHG emissions (United Nations, 2009a). As figure I.4 illustrates, developing countries still account for a very small proportion of emissions in per capita terms.

Residential and commercial buildings 8%

Energy supply 26% Transport 13% Source: Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (2007a).

Figure I.4 Annual per capita emissions in selected regions, 1950-2005 Figure I. Annual per capita emissions, selected regions, 1950-2005 6.0

5

United States of America

4.0 OECD (24 countries) 3.0 Western Europe 2.0 Japan Developing countries (96 countries) 1.0

Source: United Nations (2009a).

2005

India

2000

Africa

1995

1990

China

1985

Latin America

1980

1975

1970

1965

1960

1955

0.0 1950

Metric tons of carbon

5.0


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