What Little I Know…

Often in our business, we look to forge special sections of interest to ensure we capture a wider audience and of late, many news and information sites have started to build Eco or Green sections to serve this purpose. By far, the greatest conversation point has been in the area of automotive and the rise of hybrid vehicles and their positive impact on the environment. A recent report from Pike Research however, makes me wonder if this content is truly as riveting to North Americans as we think. According to Pike, North America is forecasted as the slowest adopting nation of hybrid or green focused vehicles. Interesting, given that we’re (especially the US) one of the larger contributors to the negative impact on our environment.

CO2 Emissions (per capita) (most recent) by country

#1 Qatar: 40.6735 per 1,000 people

#2 United Arab Emirates: 28.213 per 1,000 people

#3 Kuwait: 25.0499 per 1,000 people

#4 Bahrain: 20.0253 per 1,000 people

#5 United States: 19.4839 per 1,000 people

Waste generation (most recent) by country

#1 Denmark: 560 kgs per person per year

#2 Netherlands: 530 kgs per person per year

#3 United Kingdom: 480 kgs per person per year

#4 United States: 460 kgs per person per year

#5 Belgium: 450 kgs per person per year

Pollution > Carbon dioxide 1999 (most recent) by country

#1 United States: 1,499,850

#2 Russia: 392,287

#3 Japan: 315,274

#4 India: 293,938

#5 Germany: 216,213

Pollution > Nuclear waste (most recent) by country

#1 United States: 2,100

#2 Canada: 1,340

#3 France: 1,130

#4 Japan: 964

#5 United Kingdom

Countries that work on being green the most

Environmental agreement compliance (most recent) by country

Rank Countries Amount (top to bottom)

#1 Finland: 6.72

#2 Denmark: 6.67

#3 Sweden: 6.54

#4 Austria: 6.33

#5 Germany: 6.27