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That's Foxnews-like nonsense. Here's some facts. A nice visualization of per-capita EU-US Co2 emissions over the last 20 years: https://data.worldbank.org/indi
by jamesblonde 8y ago
That's Foxnews-like nonsense.
Here's some facts. A nice visualization of per-capita EU-US Co2 emissions over the last 20 years:
https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/EN.ATM.CO2E.PC?locations=US-EU https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/EN.ATM.CO2E.PC?location...
The US has over double the per-capita emissions of the EU. The EU has a larger economy, by GDP. The US can do a lot more - particularly leadership.
- wdr1 8y agoOP doesn't present the full story. Specifically the EU started far lower than the US, but it does show the US falling at faster rate.
- jamesblonde 8y agoIt's lower in the EU because we tax gas/fuel at a higher rate for environmental reasons. It's like losing weight. Going from 5000 calories/day to 4000 calories/day is a lot easier than going from 3000 to 2500 per day.
- pygy_ 8y agoActually, even though it started lower, Europe has been reducing its emissions at a faster rate. In 2014, Europe was at 63% of its peak of emissions, whereas the US were at 72%. The slope in log scale gives it away too (from the same data set, comparing US and Eurozone since 1971): https://i.imgur.com/099XLIw.png https://i.imgur.com/099XLIw.png