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> 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 timesp
by 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...