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The UK has cut emissions more than ANY other country

by robk 8y ago

wrong_variable 8y ago
The UK has outsourced it emission .. since it helps prop up property prices in London to not have industrial waste being dumped into the Thames. Also the money from pollution in China/Russia/ME ends up leaking to buy up property in London because you know .. nobody wants to live near a coal mine. The UK provides direct military support to the Kingdom of Brunei - one of the largest exporter of Petroleum. The UK props up several petro states in ME if you haven't noticed and also sends its own men to die in case their ME cronies are threatened. UK oil companies help loot the natural resources of Nigeria and then provide banking services to a small group of warloads to hide that wealth. The UK is the big spider in the middle of the global web that connects oil, blood and money.
- Brakenshire 8y ago
  Do you think other developed countries do not import manufactured goods from China? Those countries have outsourced their emissions and still increased domestic emissions. UK domestic per capita emissions are half what they were in 1990, which is unprecedented. Other than altering the trade deals, which the UK does not have the power to do anyway, it’s difficult to see what else could be done.
Consultant32452 8y ago
I found different data. Perhaps the UK cut emissions by a larger % but US by nominal tons? https://www.forbes.com/sites/rrapier/2017/10/24/yes-the-u-s-leads-all-countries-in-reducing-carbon-emissions/#38387ad03535 https://www.forbes.com/sites/rrapier/2017/10/24/yes-the-u-s-... According to the 2017 BP Statistical Review of World Energy, since 2005 annual U.S. carbon dioxide emissions have declined by 758 million metric tons. That is by far the largest decline of any country in the world over that timespan and is nearly as large as the 770 million metric ton decline for the entire European Union. By comparison, the second largest decline during that period was registered by the United Kingdom, which reported a 170 million metric ton decline. At the same time, China's carbon dioxide emissions grew by 3 billion metric tons, and India's grew by 1 billion metric tons.
- mrpopo 8y ago
  > annual U.S. carbon dioxide emissions have declined by 758 million metric tons. That is by far the largest decline of any country in the world over that timespan and is nearly as large as the 770 million metric ton decline for the entire European Union. This is deceptive. The emissions per capita in the US were much larger than in the UK or the EU to start with, which means still many low hanging fruits waiting to be picked. The lower your emissions are from the start, the harder it is to lower them even further...
- Brakenshire 8y ago
  In other words, UK per capita emissions have fallen 30% more than the US since 2005. And that is from a much lower base.

The UK has cut emissions more than ANY other country

by robk 8y ago

The UK has cut emissions more than ANY other country

The UK has outsourced it emission .. since it helps prop up property prices in London to not have industrial waste being dumped into the Thames. Also the money from pollution in China/Russia/ME ends up leaking to buy up property in London because you know .. nobody wants to live near a coal mine. The UK provides direct military support to the Kingdom of Brunei - one of the largest exporter of Petroleum. The UK props up several petro states in ME if you haven't noticed and also sends its own men to die in case their ME cronies are threatened. UK oil companies help loot the natural resources of Nigeria and then provide banking services to a small group of warloads to hide that wealth. The UK is the big spider in the middle of the global web that connects oil, blood and money.

Brakenshire 8y ago
Do you think other developed countries do not import manufactured goods from China? Those countries have outsourced their emissions and still increased domestic emissions. UK domestic per capita emissions are half what they were in 1990, which is unprecedented. Other than altering the trade deals, which the UK does not have the power to do anyway, it’s difficult to see what else could be done.

Consultant32452 8y ago

I found different data. Perhaps the UK cut emissions by a larger % but US by nominal tons? https://www.forbes.com/sites/rrapier/2017/10/24/yes-the-u-s-leads-all-countries-in-reducing-carbon-emissions/#38387ad03535 https://www.forbes.com/sites/rrapier/2017/10/24/yes-the-u-s-... According to the 2017 BP Statistical Review of World Energy, since 2005 annual U.S. carbon dioxide emissions have declined by 758 million metric tons. That is by far the largest decline of any country in the world over that timespan and is nearly as large as the 770 million metric ton decline for the entire European Union. By comparison, the second largest decline during that period was registered by the United Kingdom, which reported a 170 million metric ton decline. At the same time, China's carbon dioxide emissions grew by 3 billion metric tons, and India's grew by 1 billion metric tons.

mrpopo 8y ago
> annual U.S. carbon dioxide emissions have declined by 758 million metric tons. That is by far the largest decline of any country in the world over that timespan and is nearly as large as the 770 million metric ton decline for the entire European Union. This is deceptive. The emissions per capita in the US were much larger than in the UK or the EU to start with, which means still many low hanging fruits waiting to be picked. The lower your emissions are from the start, the harder it is to lower them even further...
Brakenshire 8y ago
In other words, UK per capita emissions have fallen 30% more than the US since 2005. And that is from a much lower base.