The only Carbon Negative Country In The World!

The Happiest Country Is Also The Greenest & The Only Carbon Negative country.

 

 

The tiny Buddhist kingdom tucked in the middle of the Himalayas has long been famous for its refusal to judge success on its Gross Domestic Product, instead using an index that measures the Gross National Happiness of its people. A huge part of this is an almost religious like respect for the environment - just take a look at some of its green credentials

The country is none other than BHUTAN.

 Bhutan is the only country in the world that is officially a ‘carbon sink’. That means that it takes in more carbon dioxide than it produces.“According to recent figures, the country emits around 1.5 million tonnes of carbon annually, while its forests absorb over 6 million tonnes,” says Proudly Carbon Neutral. Despite this, it still wants to go even further to zero net greenhouse gas emissions by 2020, while also going 100 percent organic by 2020 and zero-waste by 2030.

The carbon sink status is largely down to Bhutan’s extensive forests. The country is currently 72 percent forested, while the constitution guarantees that figure will always be at least sixty percent. A tree-mendous effort (sorry).

At the start of the year Nissan partnered with the Bhutanese government to provide hundreds of electric cars to the country. The partnership was the start of a campaign launched by Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay to eventually convert all of Bhutan’s vehicles to electric power. The hundreds of initial cars will soon be scaled up to thousands, as Nissan looks at ways to bring electric cars and charging stations to Bhutan’s remote communities.

Bhutan is also the only country in the world where renewable energy is the major export. The hilly terrain and swift flowing rivers mean that it is perfectly suited to producing hydroelectric power. The country produces far more green energy than it needs and sells the excess off to larger countries including India and Bangladesh, meaning that the backbone of the economy is based on creating renewable energy.

Lets go through some Images from Bhutan.

In 2011, the government launched the National Organic Program in order to help the country meet its goal of 100 percent organic by 2020.By teaching farmers good organic farming practices and how to earn more money by growing organic produce, and by providing financial support, Bhutan hopes to reduce waste, decrease the country’s dependence on imported food, and ensure it remains climate-neutral, producing no more climate-changing emissions each year than its forests absorb.

Wish We Could Have Many More Countries Like This!