We construct the world's centers of gravity for human population, GDP and CO2 emissions by taking the best out of five …, after World War I for CO2 emissions, and after World War II for GDP. Since then, both centers are moving eastward at an … oil and gas, and the progressive catch up of Asian countries, leading to a convergence in terms of both GDP and CO2 …

We construct the world's centers of gravity for human population, GDP and CO2 emissions by taking the best out of five …th century, after World War I for CO2 emissions, after World War II for GDP. Since then, both centers are moving eastward … of gravity, we find a radical Western shift of GDP and CO2 emissions centers in the 19th century, in sharp contrast with …