Cop trumps: how bad are emissions from key polluting countries?

Who has been taking steps to improve and who really has not?As world leaders descend on Glasgow for vital United Nations Cop26 climate talks, seen as one of the last chances to prevent environmental breakdown, they will try their utmost to be seen to be taking action. But when it comes to the data, where do the biggest polluters really stand?To help get a clearer picture, the Guardian has created data profiles for individual countries, using the most recent available data from the UN, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), IEA Statistics and Climate Action Tracker (CAT). The information is broken down into five key categories: total greenhouse gas emissions, greenhouse gas emissions per capita, modern renewables share in final energy consumption, any current net zero target and CAT rating. Continue reading...