Such Irony -- It Jus Dawned On Me -- Emissions Scorecard For 2012

DW is reporting:

• China: up 3.8%; 300 million tons in 2012; one of the lowest increases seen in decades
• US: down 3.8%; decreased yoy emissions by 200 million tons
• EU: down 1.4%; despite increased use of coal; due to protracted economic slowdown
• Japan: no percent given, but emissions jumped 70 million tons

It looks like Japan is the outlier here. Such irony then, that it is the KYOTO Protocol.

Japan population: 130 million.
China population: 1.4 billion.
130 million / 1,400 million = 9%

Japan has less than 10% of the Chinese population, and yet, at 70 million tons, Japan's emissions are almost a quarter of what China emits.