Climate Action Tracker Brown to Green: G20 Transition to a Low Carbon Economy Usa
CLIMATE ACTION TRACKER BROWN TO GREEN: G20 TRANSITION TO A LOW CARBON ECONOMY USA This country prole assesses the USA’s past, present and indications of future performance towards a low-carbon economy by evaluating emissions, decarbonisation, climate policy performance and climate nance. The prole summarises the respective ndings from, amongst others, the Climate Change Performance Index (CCPI, operated by Germanwatch and Climate Action Network Europe), the Climate Action Tracker (CAT, operated by Climate Analytics, NewClimate Institute, Ecofys and Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research), and analyses from the Overseas Development Institute (ODI). Human Development Index Share of global GHG emissions Share of GDP GHG emissions per capita global GDP per capita (tCO e/cap) 0.91 2 G20 average 20.2 8.7 12% $ $ $ 0 0.82 1 G20 G20 average average 16.7% $ 45,664 $ 15,071 Source: UNDP, data for 2015 Source: World Bank Indicators, data for 2012 Source: IEA, data for 2013 GREENHOUSE GAS (GHG) EMISSIONS 8000 25 Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions increased in the 7000 United States until 2007, have declined since, but 6000 20 are likely to increase again from 6,487 MtCO2e e/a) 2 5000 /capita) (2012) to ~6,900 MtCO e in 2030. Land use, land-use 2 2 4000 15 change and forestry (LULUCF) emissions amount to 3000 -941.5 MtCO2e. Per capita emissions, at 16 tCO2, are 2000 10 the second highest in the G20, nearly three times 1000 the G20 average, but have fallen slightly since 2005. Total emissions (MtCO Total In the CCPI, the US is a very poor performer on its 0 5 Emissions per capita (tCO Emissions per capita emissions levels, but also shows a trend towards -1000 fewer emissions.
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