In general,
Per capita carbon emissions from transportation and residential energy use in 2005. Philadelphia is in the rank of 27 which produce 2.14 tons of Carbon in 2005, and the Philadelphia still promote continuity.
Metropolitan Area
|
Rank
|
Per Capita Carbon Footprint in Metric Tons
|
Honolulu, HI
|
1
|
1.36
|
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA
|
2
|
1.41
|
Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA
|
3
|
1.45
|
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA
|
4
|
1.50
|
Boise City-Nampa, ID
|
5
|
1.51
|
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA
|
6
|
1.56
|
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA
|
7
|
1.57
|
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA
|
8
|
1.59
|
El Paso, TX
|
9
|
1.61
|
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA
|
10
|
1.63
|
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA
|
11
|
1.75
|
Sacramento—Arden-Arcade—Roseville, CA
|
12
|
1.77
|
Greenville, SC
|
13
|
1.86
|
Rochester, NY
|
14
|
1.91
|
Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL-IN-WI
|
15
|
1.97
|
Tucson, AZ
|
17
|
2.00
|
Las Vegas-Paradise, NV
|
18
|
2.01
|
Stockton, CA
|
19
|
2.02
|
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH
|
20
|
2.02
|
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ
|
21
|
2.07
|
Fresno, CA
|
22
|
2.08
|
Lancaster, PA
|
23
|
2.09
|
New Haven-Milford, CT
|
24
|
2.10
|
Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown, NY
|
25
|
2.13
|
Colorado Springs, CO
|
26
|
2.13
|
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD
|
27
|
2.14
|
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Miami Beach, FL
|
28
|
2.16
|
New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, LA
|
29
|
2.16
|
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT
|
30
|
2.18
|
Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH
|
31
|
2.24
|
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA
|
32
|
2.26
|
San Antonio, TX
|
33
|
2.27
|
Pittsburgh, PA
|
34
|
2.28
|
Houston-Baytown-Sugar Land, TX
|
35
|
2.29
|
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC
|
36
|
2.34
|
Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI
|
37
|
2.35
|
Albuquerque, NM
|
38
|
2.36
|
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ
|
39
|
2.36
|
Providence-New Bedford-Fall River, RI-MA
|
40
|
2.37
|
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT
|
41
|
2.38
|
Denver-Aurora, CO
|
42
|
2.39
|
Charleston-North Charleston, SC
|
43
|
2.43
|
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI
|
44
|
2.44
|
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI
|
45
|
2.44
|
Springfield, MA
|
46
|
2.45
|
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL
|
47
|
2.50
|
Baton Rouge, LA
|
48
|
2.51
|
Worcester, MA
|
49
|
2.52
|
Salt Lake City, UT
|
50
|
2.52
|
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY
|
51
|
2.52
|
Columbia, SC
|
52
|
2.53
|
Bakersfield, CA
|
53
|
2.54
|
Orlando, FL
|
54
|
2.55
|
Austin-Round Rock, TX
|
55
|
2.57
|
Greensboro-High Point, NC
|
56
|
2.58
|
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
|
57
|
2.58
|
Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, ME
|
58
|
2.60
|
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL
|
59
|
2.60
|
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI
|
60
|
2.61
|
Durham, NC
|
61
|
2.61
|
Akron, OH
|
62
|
2.64
|
Scranton—Wilkes-Barre, PA
|
63
|
2.66
|
Trenton-Ewing, NJ
|
63
|
2.66
|
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA
|
65
|
2.68
|
Wichita, KS
|
66
|
2.68
|
Syracuse, NY
|
67
|
2.68
|
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA
|
67
|
2.68
|
Baltimore-Towson, MD
|
69
|
2.71
|
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL
|
70
|
2.74
|
Lansing-East Lansing, MI
|
71
|
2.75
|
Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord, NC-SC
|
72
|
2.76
|
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA
|
73
|
2.76
|
Des Moines, IA
|
74
|
2.77
|
Dayton, OH
|
75
|
2.77
|
Raleigh-Cary, NC
|
76
|
2.80
|
Memphis, TN-MS-AR
|
77
|
2.87
|
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC
|
78
|
2.89
|
Birmingham-Hoover, AL
|
79
|
2.90
|
Jacksonville, FL
|
80
|
2.91
|
Madison, WI
|
81
|
2.91
|
Sarasota-Bradenton-Venice, FL
|
81
|
2.91
|
Columbus, OH
|
83
|
2.95
|
Kansas City, MO-KS
|
84
|
2.97
|
Little Rock-North Little Rock, AR
|
85
|
3.01
|
Richmond, VA
|
86
|
3.04
|
Jackson, MS
|
87
|
3.06
|
Chattanooga, TN-GA
|
88
|
3.11
|
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
|
89
|
3.12
|
Tulsa, OK
|
90
|
3.12
|
Knoxville, TN
|
91
|
3.13
|
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA
|
92
|
3.19
|
Oklahoma City, OK
|
93
|
3.20
|
St. Louis, MO-IL
|
94
|
3.22
|
Nashville-Davidson—Murfreesboro, TN
|
95
|
3.22
|
Louisville, KY-IN
|
96
|
3.23
|
Toledo, OH
|
97
|
3.24
|
Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN
|
98
|
3.28
|
Indianapolis, IN
|
99
|
3.36
|
Lexington-Fayette, KY
|
100
|
3.46
|
Average Footprint for 100 Largest Metros
|
2.24
|
And there are the aspects to reduce the carbon footprint.
1. plastic bags.
2. water in toilet tank
3. oral materials.
4. Green product
5. Food
6. Education
7. Rid toxics in home
8. Energy efficient
9. Save energy in laundry room
10. Solar energy
11. Recycle
Volcano CO2 Emissions No Match for Human Activity
There is 0.03% CO2 in the air, but because of the human activity, the CO2 emission increase intensively. And most of CO2 is from fossil fuel.
Fossil fuel is the vital reason that I personally believe we should focus on.
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