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Per capita emissions are extremely relevant because it indicates which countries need to implement drastic changes. The US, Canada and Australia together make
by octodog 5y ago
Per capita emissions are extremely relevant because it indicates which countries need to implement drastic changes.
The US, Canada and Australia together make up roughly 20% of global emissions with approximately 5% of the global population. Regardless of how you slice it these countries need to take serious action.
- Overton-Window 5y agoThe hole in the stern of the ship is taking on 30L of water per second. The hole in the bow of the ship is taking on 20L of water per second. Let's just focus on plugging the latter shall we, while we all go down together.
- relax88 5y agoWho do we attribute the emissions to when Canadian metallurgical coal is used to make steel in China for a wind turbine base being constructed in Germany? You’ll notice that per-capita emissions are highly correlated with the list of countries that export fossil fuels. I agree with your point but per capita emissions alone is a gross oversimplification.