Carbon dioxide emissions per capita

'''Carbon dioxide emissions per capita '''

definition          The amount of carbon dioxide a country releases into the atmosphere during a certain period- usually one year- divided by the total population of that country. Large amounts of carbon dioxide are released when people burn fossil fuels and biomass- fuelwood, charcoal, dung- to produce energy.

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