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Not true. The US is responsible for 14% of emissions, which is unconscionable for a country that only holds ~4.5% of the world's population. You're actually doi

by okal 8y ago

Not true. The US is responsible for 14% of emissions, which is unconscionable for a country that only holds ~4.5% of the world's population. You're actually doing quite horribly on a per-capita basis. China is doing far better than the US on a per-capita count.

sadris 8y ago
Should be GDP per unit of carbon. Not people.
- rat9988 8y ago
  Why? Are some people allowed to pollute more or less depending on if they are rich or poor?
  - sadris 8y ago
    More productive people are allowed to pollute more because they create more good for the world like cures for cancer and the internet and machine learning.
adventured 8y ago
That is solely because 1/3 of China's population is still living extremely impoverished lives that are equivalent to third world standards. They have 400-500 million people that are still among the poorest on earth. I can't imagine how you think that's an accomplishment that deserves recognition. Their low per capita pollution output due to extreme poverty, is not due to stellar environmental policies by China.
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- EastToWest 8y ago
  I just want to point out that, as of 2012, there was only 6.5% of the population in China living in poverty according to World Bank. http://www.worldbank.org/en/country/china/overview#3 http://www.worldbank.org/en/country/china/overview#3