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China does not pollute more per capita. US has a commanding lead there.
by lawnchair_larry 7y ago
China does not pollute more per capita. US has a commanding lead there.
- swebs 7y agoBut they produce twice the total emissions which is what affects the climate. And it seems to be growing at an alarming rate, while US emissions seem to be level or shrinking. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_carbon_dioxide_emissions#/media/File:World_fossil_carbon_dioxide_emissions_six_top_countries_and_confederations.png https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_carbon_di...
- lawnchair_larry 7y agoBut the point is each person in China produces far less than each person in the US. They just have a lot more people. This is made even worse when you consider that much of what Americans use was manufactured there.