Figure SPM-2. (WGIII) Relative global development of indicators of income, energy supply, CO2 emissions and population for 1970 to 2004

Relative global development of Gross Domestic Product measured in PPP (GDPppp), Total Primary Energy Supply (TPES), CO₂ emissions (from fossil fuel burning, gas flaring and cement manufacturing) and Population (Pop).

In addition, in dotted lines, the figure shows Income per capita (GDPppp/Pop), Energy Intensity (TPES/GDPppp), Carbon Intensity of energy supply (CO₂/TPES), and Emission Intensity of the economic production process (CO₂/GDPppp) for the period 1970-2004. [Figure 1.5]

(GreenFacts note: GDPppp stands for Gross Domestic Product based on Purchasing Power Parity which adjusts the gross domestic product to account for the purchasing power of a country with respect to the purchasing power of US dollars. In other words, a basket of goods is cheaper in India than in USA, and the Gross Domestic Product based on Purchasing Power Parity accounts for this change.)

Source: IPCC Climate Change 2007:  "Mitigation, Summary for Policymakers" (2007), p5