Is Australia using more than its fair share of fossil fuels ?

Australian Bureau of Statistics
Australian population at 30 June 2002 : 19,662,800
ABS: "Throughout the 1990s and early 2000s, Australia's annual population growth rate has been in excess of 1%."
Assuming 1% p.a. growth :
Australian Population at 30 June 2005 : 20,258,600

www.census.gov/ipc/www/popclockworld.html
World Population at 3 June 2005 : 6,445,409,416


Therefore Australian population is 0.314% of World population

BP Statistical Review of World Energy 2004



Consumption (Mtoe)
    Oil
	Gas
	Coal
	Total


    Australia 2003
	  38.1
	  23.7
	  50.2
	 112.0


    World 2003
	3636.6
	2331.9
	2578.4
	8546.9


    % of World
	   1.048
	   1.016
	   1.947
	   1.310





So Australia consumes 4.172 times more than a world per capita fair share of fossil fuels.

Australia needs to reduce its consumption of fossil fuels by 76% to achieve a fair share.



The world's population is increasing by 1 Australia every 3 months.  Think about it.







Dave Kimble 18 May 2006



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