Chile's CO2 emissions set to quadruple..

Well, I guess they're too small to count...

Chile’s CO2 emissions are expected to quadruple by 2030 failing change to its national energy policy, the Chilean Minister for Energy, Marcelo Tokman, warned last week.

The estimated increase is largely credited to the sharp rise in coal-fired power stations in a report, New Guidelines for Energy Policy, presented to President Bachelet by the Minister for Energy last Tuesday.

“The growth of coal-based thermal plants may involve an increase in the countries annual emission, from 70 million tons, at present, to around 300 million tons by 2030, causing per capita output to register higher than European and other developed countries,” the report said.

Based on these projections, Chile’s per capita emissions would increase to 17.6 tons by 2030, from the current level of 3.7 tons. This increase would see Chilean per capita emissions overtake those of European countries, like Germany (currently 9.8 tons) that already have reduction strategies.