President Ramaphosa Calls on World Leaders to Fight Climate Change

September 2, 2019 / activist360 / Leave a comment

President Cyril Ramaphosa has called on world leaders to redouble their efforts to fight climate change. The President was speaking at the 7th Tokyo International Conference on African Development in Japan. He says climate change poses a serious threat to Africa’s development & prosperity.

Which Countries Have Emitted the Most CO2?

May 9, 2019 / activist360 / Leave a comment

Bar chart race: the countries with the largest cumulative CO2 emissions since 1750. Rankings as of the start of 2019: 1) US – 397 GtCO2 2) China – 214 3) former USSR – 180 4) Germany – 90 5) UK – 77 6) Japan – 58 7) India – 51 8) France – 37 9) Canada – 32 10) Poland – 27

Chart by Carbon Brief based on code by John Burn-Murdoch.