It is a list in which you probably would not like to see your nation, the one of the countries that pollute the most in the world, despite having been listening for warnings about the ecological catastrophe that we are living, and what could happen to humanity to continue like this, little or nothing do the great powers to reverse this situation.
What are the countries that pollute the most?
It is no coincidence that among the 10 countries that pollute the most in the world are several of the most economically and militarily powerful, nor is it that they are accompanied by developing nations, but densely populated.
Let's take a first look at the list of countries that pollute the most, from highest to lowest: China, United States, Brazil, Indonesia, Japan, Russia, India, Germany, Australia and Canada .This ranking It may vary depending on the type of pollution being evaluated (air, soil or water), or The type of emissions (from the greenhouse effect, harmful to human health or to the Earth's atmosphere), but the first 8 are usually on all lists in recent years .
China has become in a few years the world's leading economic power, but this has been achieved by paying a high human and environmental cost .The images of its extremely polluted cities have gone around the world, and it does I have already surpassed the United States in tons of CO2 emitted into the atmosphere for several years, but we must also recognize that is currently the country that is making greater efforts to reverse this situation , with strong investments in alternative energy and with stricter laws for the industries in its territory.
United States is also at the forefront As far as pollution is concerned, it is not only one of the largest emitters of CO2, but also a major pollutant of soils and waters.Although during the administration of President Obama, great efforts have been made to reduce the coal and coal industry.greenhouse gas emission, also adhering to international treaties for the reduction of these gases, this situation could change with the new president, Donald Trump, who has said he does not believe in the anthropogenic causes of warming global .
South America has a giant in the third place on this list: Brazil , which since the 60s of the last century has experienced industrial growth coupled with a dangerous and uncontrolled deforestation of the Amazon rainforest (one of the main lungs of the planet).One of the most affected basins in this country and the world is that of the Tiete river, a river that crosses the megalopolis of São Paulo and flows into the P arana and that can often be seen covered with toxic foam .
The case of Indonesia , in fourth place in the ranking of the countries that pollute the most in the world without enjoying the advantages of quality of life of the United States or Europe, proves that pollution is not an evil of developed nations, it can also go hand in hand with misery. Jakarta is one of the most polluted capitals in the world and, apart from air pollution, the country has destroyed 40% of its forests in less than 50 years.
Although Japan has been one of the countries that has most promoted the control of pollutant emissions , is also still between the 5 countries that pollute the most; To the air and water pollution, the radiation caused by the accident at the Fukushima nuclear plant must be added during the 2011 earthquake.This accident has made the surroundings of the plant uninhabitable, and by years it was polluting the ocean waters.
The 5 remaining nations, which are among the countries that pollute the most, coincide with the first by the types of pollution, and stand out for some variations and activities to alleviate this situation: from India it can be mentioned that of the 22 most polluted cities in the world, 13 are in this country , and have forced them into some cases to suspend work and school activities so that their citizens remain safe in their homes;
on the other hand, Russia has more than 40% of its territory affected by different types of pollution, largely due to the fact that during the 70 years of socialism little or nothing was done regarding environmental protection; Australia , despite being a practically depopulated continent, contributes 1.5 of the planet's CO2 emissions, and has also suffered a high rate of deforestation; since 2011, following the Fukushima accident, Germany has suspended its nuclear plant construction program and has invested heavily in alternatives such as wind energy and electric cars; and finally, Canada , a country in which air pollution is considered a serious public health problem, to the point of being described as a “silent killer.”
Talk about countries that pollute more is a mere formality, and a kind of self-engan, easy to unmask: you only need to see any of the images of the Earth seen from space to verify that there are no political or territorial divisions either in the seas or in the atmosphere, and that it is a global problem, which affects all human beings.
However, we are working on other alternatives, such as ecological roofs, the newspaper that is transformed into plants and furniture made with carbon dioxide.
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