Southeast Asia Burns Up the Ranks of Global Polluters - Bloomberg Business

Southeast Asia Burns Up the Ranks of Global Polluters - Bloomberg Business: "As Southeast Asian economies boomed last decade, so did their pollution.
The region's emissions of carbon dioxide grew more rapidly between 1990 and 2010 than any other part of the world, with the Asian Development Bank warning the associated global warming could trigger floods, water shortages and economic losses.
Carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuels surged 227 percent in Southeast Asia in the 20-year period, compared with 181 percent in South Asia and 12 percent in North America, the ADB said, citing World Bank data. Southeast Asia's emissions in metric tons per capita increased 157 percent in the period, also the fastest in the world, according to World Bank data compiled by Bloomberg. "



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