Submitted 10 months ago by LineNoise@kbin.social to australia@aussie.zone
The Northern Territory is the heaviest emitter of CO2 per capita in the world and the Beetaloo Basin LNG project will only make it worse
I take great exception to per capita values. In the overall picture it bears little relevance, the total output is the most important value. We need to do better on emissions as a nation, but even if we could somehow get to zero emissions out would still only be a drop in the ocean as part of global emissions.
I take great exception to per capita values. In the overall picture it bears little relevance, the total output is the most important value.
Per capita values can be used to tell you where to focus your effort though, provided it’s coupled with an understanding of why the value may be high (which this article gives).
That still puts the total emissions of the NT at something like 10x lower than NSW.
So, if what you’re worried about is climate change… then it you should focus on states like NSW which actually contribute a significant amount of emissions.
Also, if other states stopped buying LNG… the NT would stop producing it.
Surprising - and this is only for LNG extraction and shipment. It doesn’t count the combustion at point of use.
No1@aussie.zone 10 months ago
This kind of statistic bugs me.
The people of NT are probably not using/emitting any more CO2 than you or I.
So, why not use a baseline that’s actually useful?
LineNoise@kbin.social 10 months ago
It’s relevant in so far as what it says about the extreme carbon intensity of the NT’s economic activity and the current plans to increase that dependence even further.
Per capita is not necessarily relevant from an environmental standpoint directly but it means quite a lot when it comes to gathering the political will to end these emissions and our uncounted carbon exports.
No1@aussie.zone 10 months ago
So they cherrypicked this as something to pick on NT about? While implying that the other states are ‘not so bad’? Why should VIC or NSW do anything when NT is TWICE AS BAD?