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Why should China reduce their emissions? >To date, China’s size has meant that its per capita emissions have remained considerably lower than those in the deve
by ir123 5y ago
Why should China reduce their emissions?
>To date, China’s size has meant that its per capita emissions have remained considerably lower than those in the developed world ..... This comes in just below average levels across the OECD bloc (10.5 tons/capita) in 2019, but still significantly lower than the US, which has the highest per capita emissions in the world at 17.6 tons/capita
Per capita emissions of USA is way higher than that of China despite China bearing the brunt of manufacturing.
> A large share of the CO2 emitted into the atmosphere each year hangs around for hundreds of years. As a result, current global warming is the result of emissions from both the recent and more distant past. Since 1750, members of the OECD bloc have emitted four times more CO2 on a cumulative basis than China
Isn't it hypocritical to have devoloped through the 19th and 20th century by polluting the atmosphere but then accuse China when it their turn to develop?
source: https://rhg.com/research/chinas-emissions-surpass-developed-countries/ https://rhg.com/research/chinas-emissions-surpass-developed-...
- WithinReason 5y ago> Why should China reduce their emissions? Because, according to your chart, they are the greatest emitter. If they don't reduce that's bad. > Per capita emissions of USA is way higher than that of China despite China bearing the brunt of manufacturing. Per capita emissions are dropping in the US already, but they are increasing in China. > Isn't it hypocritical to have developed through the 19th and 20th century by polluting the atmosphere but then accuse China when it their turn to develop? No, it would be hypocritical to claim that the technological development achieved by western countries (emitting CO₂ as a side-effect) didn't help China.