Can you fall in love with a graph?
Brilliant stuff.
Here is the original source. Notice how Venezuela has the largest per capita carbon emissions in South America.
Notice, also, that two of the disproportionately high-emissions places, the US Virgin Islands and the Netherlands Antilles, are probably ranked that high because of PDVSA’s oil refineries there. It is a well-known fact that oil refineries are a major source of carbon emissions.
So you can put those on our tab as well.
Think about that next time Hugo Chávez goes to a summit and rails against polluting capitalists and global warming.
Caracas Chronicles is 100% reader-supported.
We’ve been able to hang on for 22 years in one of the craziest media landscapes in the world. We’ve seen different media outlets in Venezuela (and abroad) closing shop, something we’re looking to avoid at all costs. Your collaboration goes a long way in helping us weather the storm.
Donate
