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I think that's because China (and India) haven't caught up to us yet (in terms of development, wealth, modernization).
by eezurr 5y ago
I think that's because China (and India) haven't caught up to us yet (in terms of development, wealth, modernization).
- redisman 5y agoOk? So ignore the richest and most capable country?
- DoingIsLearning 5y agoI am sorry no. You have plenty of first world countries with a fraction of the US and Canada's per capita emissions. You need to look within. You guys are very factually just wasteful. The US and Canada are the ones that stand out like a sore thumb among the First world countries. [0] Only countries like Qatar and Kuwait are more wasteful than the US and Canada in CO2 per capita emissions. [0] https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/co-emissions-per-capita?tab=chart&country=CAN~USA~GBR~JPN~NZL~CHE~SWE~FRA~DNK~ISR https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/co-emissions-per-capita?t... Edit: added stats, it almost looks bimodal.
- aembleton 5y agoAustralia too: https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/co-emissions-per-capita?tab=chart&country=CAN~USA~GBR~JPN~NZL~CHE~SWE~FRA~DNK~ISR~AUS https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/co-emissions-per-capita?t...