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china measured emission are about half of usa measured emission. china non measured emissions are another story. soot is yet another story, because not all co2
by LoSboccacc 7y ago
china measured emission are about half of usa measured emission. china non measured emissions are another story. soot is yet another story, because not all co2 is created equally efficiently.
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-climatechange-insight/the-unbearable-lightness-of-chinese-emissions-data-idUSKCN0SX0WS20151108 https://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-climatechange-insig...
oh, and there's all the other shit china does of course https://nationalpost.com/news/world/scientists-discover-china-has-been-secretly-emitting-banned-ozone-depleting-gas https://nationalpost.com/news/world/scientists-discover-chin...
but somehow people dodge the issue every time with 'but the usa per capita' as if these measurement are really comparable.
e: wow, struck a nerve there? sourced with articles, even. now let's wait for dang to come and say this is 'unsubstantive'
- darkpuma 7y agoIf that is true, then the situation seems intractable. The Chinese government won't want to pay for anything beyond it's official figures, but the rest of the world has no interest in those bogus figures being used.
- amluto 7y agoI think it’s possible to get a decent overall estimate of emissions in a given area by measuring local variations in CO2 levels.