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I don’t get the connection either. The United States with 4% of the world’s population produces a lot of CO2. India with 4 times the number of people produced h
by melling 9y ago
I don’t get the connection either. The United States with 4% of the world’s population produces a lot of CO2. India with 4 times the number of people produced half as much.
China with 4 times the number of people now produces twice as much as the US. China’s CO2 surged in the past two decades.
Finally, does this have anything to do with meat?
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_carbon_dioxide_emissions https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_carbon_...
- lozenge 9y agoA lot of China's CO2 production is to create goods that are purchased by the US and other developed countries. http://m.pnas.org/content/107/12/5687 http://m.pnas.org/content/107/12/5687 And yes, some 15% of humans' GHG production can be attributed to meat.
- melling 9y agoThe first line states this: “CO2 emissions from the burning of fossil fuels are the primary cause of global warming” China uses almost much coal as the rest of the world combined: https://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.php?id=16271 https://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.php?id=16271 That chart seems to correlate with China’s emission increases: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_carbon_dioxide_emissions#/media/File%3ACarbon_dioxide_emissions_due_to_consumption_in_China.png https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_carbon_...
- lozenge 9y agoI don't disagree, I'm just pointing out that a lot of China's coal use is to power factories that export goods to the US. If China used anything other than the cheapest energy for their factories, you would be seeing "made in India/some other country more willing to pollute to save us a few cents" a lot more in Wal-Mart.