alexjones85
alexjones85 OP t1_ixnnfva wrote
Reply to comment by white-rose-0 in Qatar not looking good as clearly the least sustainable country in the world on a per capita basis. by alexjones85
Yeah analysing consumption as opposed to just production is a good point. Both should ideally be considered.
alexjones85 OP t1_ixlv9v2 wrote
Reply to comment by Hackmource in Qatar not looking good as clearly the least sustainable country in the world on a per capita basis. by alexjones85
Utility solar tends to provide power when the sun is high and not during hours of peak demand which is normally from 7-10am and 4-9pm. But I could be wrong for Qatar weather and demand cycles. Where are you getting this figure of 10% of peak electricity from?
alexjones85 OP t1_ixluob8 wrote
Reply to comment by LurkingChessplayer in Qatar not looking good as clearly the least sustainable country in the world on a per capita basis. by alexjones85
Yeah historical/cumulative emissions is a definite factor but hopefully shouldn't be used as a get out of jail card either. Developed nations definitely need to support sustainable infrastructure in developing countries. It seems like Qatar is now far more on the developed than the developing side of the equation.
alexjones85 OP t1_ixlu56p wrote
Reply to comment by Femistale in Qatar not looking good as clearly the least sustainable country in the world on a per capita basis. by alexjones85
Yep true! Norway did and now they have the biggest sovereign wealth fund in the world! The citizens of the country are all essentially stockholders in their fossil fuel resource. Now they can use that massive capital to invest in more sustainable technologies. Pretty genius from a purely economic perspective.
alexjones85 OP t1_ixltuu1 wrote
Reply to comment by Jampine in Qatar not looking good as clearly the least sustainable country in the world on a per capita basis. by alexjones85
Australia is always slow to the party. It seems we often have to wait for big bro America to lead the charge. Quite literally when it comes to electric vehicles ;) ;)
But it seems like the political powers are starting to realise coal and gas won't last forever so we need to find new resources to export. This could happen with renewable power to places like Singapore. Uranium for nuclear reactors. And battery raw materials such nickel and lithium.
alexjones85 OP t1_ixltfh6 wrote
Reply to comment by Redvomit in Qatar not looking good as clearly the least sustainable country in the world on a per capita basis. by alexjones85
Solid analysis. It does seem likely that we will shift quickly to renewables quickly now. Would love your thoughts on this clip I made?
https://youtu.be/qgyfnAhpFXY
alexjones85 OP t1_ixlszdm wrote
Reply to comment by Sexynarwhal69 in Qatar not looking good as clearly the least sustainable country in the world on a per capita basis. by alexjones85
It's actually mainly due to our agricultural sector if you're including methane emissions in the total greenhouse gas emissions. Land use change has created the greatest shift in overall carbon emissions so far.
My analysis so far see what you think?
alexjones85 OP t1_ixl7chp wrote
Reply to comment by DblDzl in Qatar not looking good as clearly the least sustainable country in the world on a per capita basis. by alexjones85
It won't be if emissions are allowed to continue unabated.
alexjones85 OP t1_ixl78ca wrote
Reply to comment by Flaifel7 in Qatar not looking good as clearly the least sustainable country in the world on a per capita basis. by alexjones85
Not necessarily Sweden, Singapore, and France all enjoy some of the highest standards of living and GDP per capita but don't have anywhere near the same levels of carbon emissions. My own own home country of Australia is not far away from Qatar. It is almost triple those other nations but still less than half the Qatar emissions.
alexjones85 OP t1_ixnqtyl wrote
Reply to comment by cchiu23 in Qatar not looking good as clearly the least sustainable country in the world on a per capita basis. by alexjones85
Consumption in Qatar is still very high: https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/production-vs-consumption-co2-emissions?country=~QAT
They are definitely burning it themselves as well as exporting.