This doesn't alter the fact that we Australians are contributing way more than our fair share to atmospheric pollution.
This is absolute crap.
The "per capita" clams of the greenies are deeply flawed. The only reason our rates are seemingly high compared to other western nations is because we have a small population and it is spread out over a massive area compared to other nations. Our high carbon emissions per capita are the result of distributing goods, services and electricity across such a vast land mass to a small population.
If anyone thinks that Australians live a particularly pollutive lifestyle compared to countries like the USA, you are kidding yourselves. If we were to reduce our per capita emissions to a value similar to that of the USA whilst maintaining our same population level, our standard of living would be significantly lower.
I didn't want to turn this into a debate about renewable energy policy but I am sick of the greenies and their attack on our standards of living because of cherry picked statistics. If they had their way, aviation would be the first industry to close.