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The average American uses 3 times more energy than the average European so we just lump you right in. :-)

Not true. US uses ~2 x as much as the average European per capita (but less than Canadians.)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_energy_co...

https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/field/energy-consumpt...

Wish there were median statistics there, not to lump your common man with your super consumers.

Why is Canada worse than the US? Is it heating in the cold winters or the fossil fuel mining?

It's only a little worse (14t/yr/pc vs 13t/yr/pc). Oil and gas extraction related emissions is the primary driver of that difference.

It’s Terrible nonetheless

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