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Most countries, at least in the west, have been leveling off or significantly reducing their carbon emissions https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/
by weberer 4y ago
Most countries, at least in the west, have been leveling off or significantly reducing their carbon emissions
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/15/World_fossil_carbon_dioxide_emissions_six_top_countries_and_confederations.png https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/15/World_fo...
- salt-thrower 4y agoThat’s because they outsourced all their dirty manufacturing to China, which has since picked up the pace of emissions. No country exists in a vacuum - the global economy we all participate in is financing the climate crisis.
- LorenPechtel 4y agoWhich is also why any climate agreements that don't include the third world are pretty much useless. They'll just drive the energy-intensive stuff out of the country, harming their economy for little actual improvement. Kyoto etc are just kicking the can, pretending to do something to shut up the rabble.