1. Ranking of residents of Hawai`i among all U.S. states in per-capita emissions of carbon dioxide in 2003: 32nd
2. Per-capita annual carbon dioxide emissions for Hawai`i for that same year: 17.78 tons
3. Ranking of Hawai`i in 2003 among all U.S. states in total annual emissions of carbon dioxide: 43rd
4. Millions of metric tons of carbon dioxide Hawai`i emitted in 2003: 21.5
5. Millions of metric tons emitted in 2003 by No. 1 ranked Texas and No. 50 ranked Vermont, respectively: 670.2, 6.5.
6. Countries with highest and lowest per-capita carbon dioxide emissions in 2004: Qatar (69.2 metric tons per person), Chad (.01 metric ton)
7. Ranking of U.S. per-capita carbon dioxide emissions among more than 200 nations in 2004: 10th (20.4 tons per capita)
8. Ranking of Italy (7.69 tons per capita): 52nd
9. Vehicle miles traveled annually per Hawai`i resident in 2005: 7,907
10. Vehicle miles traveled annually per Hawai`i resident in 2000: 7,048
11. Percent increase in Hawai`i per-capita vehicle miles traveled, 2000-2005: 12
12. The “emission intensity” of Hawai`i’s commercial fishing fleet (carbon dioxide emitted per million dollars revenue generated): 1.596 million tons
13. The emission intensity of sightseeing buses in Hawai`i: 387.624 tons
Sources: 1-5, U.S. DOE, Energy Information Administration; 6-8, DOE Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center; 9-11, State of Hawai`i Data Book; 12-13, University of Hawai`i Economic Research Organization
Volume 18, Number 7 — January 2008
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