Qatar did not experience domestic unrest or violence like that seen in other Near Eastern and North African countries in 2011, due in part to its immense wealth and patronage network. But, thanks to the vagaries of the Kyoto Protocol, the country is not penalised for this. Lets go through this a step at a time.The reason Greenpeace does not protest against Qatar is political rather than an idealogical desire to protect the environment. So the US for instance, divide by 300 million. Maybe I’m stupid, but why the big difference?I’ve had this exact argument with various Green Euro Trash types.Oh, and I found the per capita list interesting, too.The image is also deceptive, because the balloons are three-dimensional objects with volume proportional to the cube of height. All rights reserved. We in Oz will make a deal with you. The country that produces its own energy more cheaply will be in a better position to care for its oceans and lands.Anthony, the link you gave in answer to Sekerob (09:23:40) seems to be about CO2 distribution horizontally, close to the surface.As an Aussie, proud to be #2 on the deciever’s chart. we’re 36th!!!! Yes, you read that right. Who are behind all this CO2 conspiracy?, it is worst than Al-Qaida and deserve an equal treatment.The bottom virtuos 80 countries (or so) below Switzerland have the same rank as they do in terms of prosperity, productivity, longevity….Crosspatch, thanks for the GDP/CO2 link. Qatar can provide itself completely with self-produced energy. Also the bottom two are oil producers.Producing watches and concealing money must be pretty efficient.Frankly, I’m more interested in a higher level of income than a higher level of efficiency, not that anything is wrong with efficiency.

However, should the government not cautiously or properly invest for the new economy, the population would lose their current standard of living and the cost would be primarily directed at them. This is another version of a Mann hockey stick.This CO2 first world stupidity is really wearysome. At lower rate settings, the desalination plant will draw less power and produce less fresh water output per hour, but the output reduction will be proportionately less than the power reduction. Incidentally, Qatar, now the world’s biggest exporter with 32% of the market, raises three times as much in royalties as Australia for selling the same amount of gas. And China, divide by something like 1.5 billion.This is, of course, the goal of One Worlders, like Obama and Blair. For a while I thought they had skipped 7, but then I realised there are 7,000 grains in a pound.Well that lead balloon cartoon is a fraud; because it doesn’t include any “carbon removal per capita” information.This just in.. the Aussies have pipped the US to be the biggest black balloon per capita generators:and Yes Bulldust did you notice the complete non sequitor in Penny Wongs comment.Material on this website is copyright © 2006-2019, by Anthony Watts, and may not be stored or archived separately, rebroadcast, or republished without written permission. Join us for smart, insightful posts and conversations about where the energy industry is and where it is going.Bobbi is a contributor to many environmental publications and the editor of  Living Life Green, a blog dedicated to sustainability, education, and helping people achieve a more...Fresh water is a necessity in everyday life, and is vital for the survival of human beings. come on new zealand, start pulling yah A game, we can do better than that! With cheap and efficient energy, we can competitively manufacture the products sought the world over while maintaining family wages.In the meantime, the president should develop an energy research facility that funds the R&D necessary to produce alternative liquid energy that can be easily transported and used safely.