Dedicated To Moobs - And Also A Scale For People In Chiangmai

[Ta22]

Yale University's ranking of 149 countries according to an environmental performance index (EPI)--a weighting ofcarbon and sulfur emissions, water purity and conservation practices.

1 Switzerland 95.5

2 Sweden 93.1

3 Norway 93.1

4 Finland 91.4

5 Costa Rica 90.5

6 Austria 89.4

7 New Zealand 88.9

8 Latvia 88.8

9 Colombia 88.3

10 France 87.8

11 Iceland 87.6

12 Canada 86.6

13 Germany 86.3

14 United Kingdom 86.3

15 Slovenia 86.3

16 Lithuania 86.2

17 Slovakia 86.0

18 Portugal 85.8

19 Estonia 85.2

20 Croatia 84.6

21 Japan 84.5

22 Ecuador 84.4

23 Hungary 84.2

24 Italy 84.2

25 Denmark 84.0

26 Malaysia 84.0

27 Albania 84.0

28 Russia 83.9

29 Chile 83.4

30 Spain 83.1

31 Luxembourg 83.1

32 Panama 83.1

33 Dominican Republic 83.0

34 Ireland 82.7

35 Brazil 82.7

36 Uruguay 82.3

37 Georgia 82.2

38 Argentina 81.8

39 United States 81.0

40 Taiwan 80.8

41 Cuba 80.7

42 Poland 80.5

43 Belarus 80.5

44 Greece 80.2

45 Venezuela 80.0

46 Australia 79.8

47 Mexico 79.8

48 Bosnia & Herzegovina 79.7

49 Israel 79.6

50 Sri Lanka 79.5

51 South Korea 79.4

52 Cyprus 79.2

53 Thailand 79.2

54 Jamaica 79.1

55 Netherlands 78.7

56 Bulgaria 78.5

57 Belgium 78.4

58 Mauritius 78.1

59 Tunisia 78.1

60 Peru 78.1

61 Philippines 77.9

62 Armenia 77.8

63 Paraguay 77.7

64 Gabon 77.3

65 El Salvador 77.2

66 Algeria 77.0

67 Iran 76.9

68 Czech Republic 76.8

69 Guatemala 76.7

70 Jordan 76.5

71 Egypt 76.3

72 Turkey 75.9

73 Honduras 75.4

74 Macedonia 75.1

75 Ukraine 74.1

76 Viet Nam 73.9

77 Nicaragua 73.4

78 Saudi Arabia 72.8

79 Tajikistan 72.3

80 Azerbaijan 72.2

81 Nepal 72.1

82 Morocco 72.1

83 Romania 71.9

84 Belize 71.7

85 Turkmenistan 71.3

86 Ghana 70.8

87 Moldova 70.7

88 Namibia 70.6

89 Trinidad & Tobago 70.4

90 Lebanon 70.3

91 Oman 70.3

92 Fiji 69.7

93 Congo 69.7

94 Kyrgyzstan 69.6

95 Zimbabwe 69.3

96 Kenya 69.0

97 South Africa 69.0

98 Botswana 68.7

99 Syria 68.2

100 Mongolia 68.1

101 Laos 66.3

102 Indonesia 66.2

103 Côte d'Ivoire 65.2

104 Myanmar 65.1

105 China 65.1

106 Uzbekistan 65.0

107 Kazakhstan 65.0

108 Guyana 64.8

109 Papua New Guinea 64.8

110 Bolivia 64.7

111 Kuwait 64.5

112 United Arab Emirates 64.0

113 Tanzania 63.9

114 Cameroon 63.8

115 Senegal 62.8

116 Togo 62.3

117 Uganda 61.6

118 Swaziland 61.3

119 Haiti 60.7

120 India 60.3

121 Malawi 59.9

122 Eritrea 59.4

123 Ethiopia 58.8

124 Pakistan 58.7

125 Bangladesh 58.0

126 Nigeria 56.2

127 Benin 56.1

128 Central Afr. Rep. 56.0

129 Sudan 55.5

130 Zambia 55.1

131 Rwanda 54.9

132 Burundi 54.7

133 Madagascar 54.6

134 Mozambique 53.9

135 Iraq 53.9

136 Cambodia 53.8

137 Solomon Islands 52.3

138 Guinea 51.3

139 Djibouti 50.5

140 Guinea-Bissau 49.7

141 Yemen 49.7

142 Dem. Rep. Congo 47.3

143 Chad 45.9

144 Burkina Faso 44.3

145 Mali 44.3

146 Mauritania 44.2

147 Sierra Leone 40.0

148 Angola 39.5

149 Niger 39.1

whahahah singapore must be 150 since is not in it . whahhaaha

here the offical link for keen reader -

http://www.yale.edu/epi/

[CobraSnakeNecktie]

Yale University's ranking of 149 countries according to an environmental performance index (EPI)--a weighting ofcarbon and sulfur emissions, water purity and conservation practices.

1 Switzerland 95.5

2 Sweden 93.1

3 Norway 93.1

4 Finland 91.4

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146 Mauritania 44.2

147 Sierra Leone 40.0

148 Angola 39.5

149 Niger 39.1

whahahah singapore must be 150 since is not in it . whahhaaha

here the offical link for keen reader -

http://www.yale.edu/epi/

I will point out the obvious. This index gives a lot of weight to carbon dioxide emissions which while significant to global climate are not a health issue in terms of localized air pollution and public health policy.

Also the most damaging particulate matter of < 2.5 microns are not even measured in Thailand.

Excerpt from methodology of study.

"Still, the lack of data leads limits the comprehensiveness of the EPI. In the air pollution context, pollutants such as lead, ultra-fine particulate matter (PM2.5), and volatile organic compounds (VOCs) do not have sufficient ground observations available and are not updated on a sufficiently frequent basis to permit robust performance metrics"

[JuniorExPat]

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I will point out the obvious. This index gives a lot of weight to carbon dioxide emissions which while significant to global climate are not a health issue in terms of localized air pollution and public health policy.

Also the most damaging particulate matter of < 2.5 microns are not even measured in Thailand.

Excerpt from methodology of study.

"Still, the lack of data leads limits the comprehensiveness of the EPI. In the air pollution context, pollutants such as lead, ultra-fine particulate matter (PM2.5), and volatile organic compounds (VOCs) do not have sufficient ground observations available and are not updated on a sufficiently frequent basis to permit robust performance metrics"

That's a bit of a concern considering the raging debate (on TV) and the actual importance to health issues.

I was almost equally concerned about the title of this thread - let me allow the Urban Dictionary to explain: Moobs!

JxP

[rrose070]

I thought MOOBS stands for "Man Boobs". Imagine my disappointment! A-A-A

[Priceless]

Yale University's ranking of 149 countries according to an environmental performance index (EPI)--a weighting ofcarbon and sulfur emissions, water purity and conservation practices.

1 Switzerland 95.5

2 Sweden 93.1

3 Norway 93.1

4 Finland 91.4

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146 Mauritania 44.2

147 Sierra Leone 40.0

148 Angola 39.5

149 Niger 39.1

whahahah singapore must be 150 since is not in it . whahhaaha

here the offical link for keen reader -

http://www.yale.edu/epi/

I will point out the obvious. This index gives a lot of weight to carbon dioxide emissions which while significant to global climate are not a health issue in terms of localized air pollution and public health policy.

Also the most damaging particulate matter of < 2.5 microns are not even measured in Thailand.

Excerpt from methodology of study.

"Still, the lack of data leads limits the comprehensiveness of the EPI. In the air pollution context, pollutants such as lead, ultra-fine particulate matter (PM2.5), and volatile organic compounds (VOCs) do not have sufficient ground observations available and are not updated on a sufficiently frequent basis to permit robust performance metrics"

I will point out a couple more obvious things:

- Even in Sweden, at position 2 in the list, there are lots of locations where e.g. the PM-10 level is WAY above the European standard (one such location happens to be the part of Stockholm where I lived before moving to Chiang Mai).

- In the current European Air Quality Standard ( http://ec.europa.eu/environment/air/quality.htm ) there is no mention of particulate matter <2.5 microns. I seem to remember having read somewhere that the realization that this is a particular danger is a very recent one, meaning that both standards and measurements are severely lacking at the moment.

/ Priceless