The UN published an eye-catching and educational graphic that illustrates societyâs sources of carbon emissions as well as the use that generated those emissions and the kind of emissions they are. You can pull a boatload of surprises off this one. Here are a few that surprised me. (All values are computed based on CO2 equivalent tonnage.)
<p><img src="http://www.mistersustainable.com/images/capitol175.jpg" border="0" alt="" hspace="10" vspace="5" align="right" />If we really want to get a stranglehold on global warming before it strangles us, we must reform national energy policies (or lack thereof) in the capital of every industrialized nation, especially the United States.</p>