1.
b)Fossil-fuel carbon dioxide
emissions from Mexico grew exponentially at a rate of 6.5% per year from 1891
to 1982. Since 1982, total fossil-fuel CO2emissions have slowly grown and now
stand at 130 million metric tons of carbon. Emissions growth over time has been
due to increasing oil production and in 2008, 59.8% of emissions were from
petroleum products, the highest fraction of crude oil dependence of the major
CO2-emitting countries.
2.
b) Mexico is ranked 91 on the
list for the world’s most CO2 emitting countries. The United States of America
is ranked 12.
c) I found information from
one article, saying that by 2020, Mexico aims to cut its greenhouse gas
emissions by 30 percent, and by 50 percent by 2050. It also calls for 35
percent of Mexico's energy to come from renewable sources by 2024 and requires
government agencies to use renewable energy.
3.
b) China was the largest
emitter of CO2 in 2010.
c) American person is still emitting the largest
amount of CO2, because the population of America is much fewer than China, and
America’s amount of CO2 being released almost as high as China’s.
d) US -
94,225,770 , China - 36,152,087, India - 9,679,291, Mexico -
6,324,794 Italy - 5,579,562, , Kenya - 86,840
e) China/US =
38%. India/US = 11%. Cumulatively, China emits about 38%, and India 11% of
what the United States emits.
4. The two graphs show
different time periods. The Fossil Fuel Emissions graph shows a longer span of
time. Both graphs show an increasing trend line, and they are similar.
Emissions - the actual amount the country is using. Concentrations – amount
that ends up in the atmosphere
1.
a) The value for CO2 emissions
from gaseous fuel consumption (kt) in Mexico was 111,139 as of 2009. Over the
past years this indicator reached a maximum value of 112,254 in 2008 and a
minimum value of 6,384 in 1960.
b)Fossil-fuel carbon dioxide emissions from Mexico grew exponentially at a rate of 6.5% per year from 1891 to 1982. Since 1982, total fossil-fuel CO2emissions have slowly grown and now stand at 130 million metric tons of carbon. Emissions growth over time has been due to increasing oil production and in 2008, 59.8% of emissions were from petroleum products, the highest fraction of crude oil dependence of the major CO2-emitting countries.
2.
a) Per capita emissions
(1.20 metric tons of carbon in 2008) are slightly below the global average.
Consumption of natural gas has become increasingly important in Mexico and now
accounts for 23.6% of fossil-fuel CO2 emissions.
b) Mexico is ranked 91 on the list for the world’s most CO2 emitting countries. The United States of America is ranked 12.
c) I found information from one article, saying that by 2020, Mexico aims to cut its greenhouse gas emissions by 30 percent, and by 50 percent by 2050. It also calls for 35 percent of Mexico's energy to come from renewable sources by 2024 and requires government agencies to use renewable energy.
3.
a) In the Carbon Emissions graph above, it shows that Mexico is much lower than the United States and China. However, India does emit almost as much CO2 as Italy.
b) China was the largest emitter of CO2 in 2010.
c) American person is still emitting the largest amount of CO2, because the population of America is much fewer than China, and America’s amount of CO2 being released almost as high as China’s.
d) US - 94,225,770 , China - 36,152,087, India - 9,679,291, Mexico - 6,324,794 Italy - 5,579,562, , Kenya - 86,840
e) China/US = 38%. India/US = 11%. Cumulatively, China emits about 38%, and India 11% of what the United States emits.
4. The two graphs show different time periods. The Fossil Fuel Emissions graph shows a longer span of time. Both graphs show an increasing trend line, and they are similar. Emissions - the actual amount the country is using. Concentrations – amount that ends up in the atmosphere
