In this paper Hal Turton and Clive Hamilton present the estimates of comprehensive per capita emissions for industrialised countries for 1999. The industrialised country average is 12.8 t CO2-e. Australia has the highest per capita emissions at 27.9 t CO2-e, followed by Canada (22.2) and the USA (20.7). In comparison, the European Union's per capita...

The 'ageing crisis' is founded on three main assumptions: that older people are a social and economic burden; that population ageing will result in a serious dependency ratio imbalance; and, that there is a close correspondence between the size of the aged population and increased public expenditure. This paper argues that the transition to an...