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minus-square@DoctorTYVM@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish11•2 years agoIncidentally, China is the single largest contributor of GHGs in the world. Their coal fired power generation is immense and incredibly damaging.
minus-squareBarqsHasBitelinkfedilinkEnglish17•edit-22 years agoYou have to measure per capita. A population 4 times the size of the US, you can’t compare straight numbers. Their one child policy is probably the best thing that ever happened to reduce greenhouse gas emissions too.
minus-square@zephyreks@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglish-6•2 years agoThis is actually not true. The US has contributed almost double the total emissions of China. https://ourworldindata.org/contributed-most-global-co2
Incidentally, China is the single largest contributor of GHGs in the world. Their coal fired power generation is immense and incredibly damaging.
You have to measure per capita. A population 4 times the size of the US, you can’t compare straight numbers.
Their one child policy is probably the best thing that ever happened to reduce greenhouse gas emissions too.
This is actually not true. The US has contributed almost double the total emissions of China.
https://ourworldindata.org/contributed-most-global-co2