Climate and Nature
Global per capita emissions explained - through 9 charts
These charts provide a more comprehensive analysis of global per capita emissions, taking into account population, historical contributions, and total emissions.
Johannes is a Senior Associate within the Global Climate Program, leading WRI’s climate data and innovation work. He is the project manager for CAIT Climate Data Explorer and Power Watch and advises the institute on how to create new policy relevant data products and cutting edge visualization tools to turn information into action. In his role he works on a wide range of topics, including global climate and power sector data, policy analysis for the UNFCCC, food, forest and water issues, as well as corporate climate action. He also supports WRI’s Resources Watch project as whole to turn information into action.
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