7- United Arab Emirates
Pollution level: 132 ug/m3
UAE is the world’s fourth biggest oil exporter and a very developed Middle Eastern country. Its high production of waste per capita, water consumption and carbon emission sets them up at number seven on our list. The problem with UAE is that their economic structure is based on oil refineries and oil money which has increased over the years. Despite its attempts at reducing carbon, its growth is ever increasing and its management and planning are not as detailed. If all its growth comes from the same industry that is polluting the air, the state has to take action and regulate oil refineries’ pollution.
