France and Sweden show you can use more energy and be richer if you use hydro and nuclear power While Germany and USA use coal and natural gas and tell others to use less

France and Spain are relatively close in the amount of per capita emissions but French people get to use 50% more energy than each person in Spain.

The Swedes get to use even more energy than the French but Sweden has combined hydro and nuclear power that is even higher than the French ratio of nuclear energy.

Energy use per capita by country is tracked by the World Bank.

Emissions per capita by country are at wikipedia.

Germany and USA are richer per person and use mainly coal and natural gas and tell others to use less energy and emit less.

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