Who’s to blame for climate change?

A quick, animated look at at where emissions come from on our planet.

[protected-iframe id=”bc9bfb6ac7ecfef3c14cc54610c5d68d-5104299-30178935″ info=”http://c.brightcove.com/services/viewer/federated_f9?isVid=1&isUI=1″ width=”470″ height=”264″] Global warming is a global problem, but some nations get the lion’s share of the blame. Alexis Madrigal, The Atlantic’s senior technology editor, takes a look at the damage in the short video above. Animated by Lindsey Testolin, this clip is part of a six-part video series in The User’s Guide to Energy special report.

This story first appeared on The Atlantic as part of the Climate Desk collaboration.

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