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> The UK is now emitting less per capita than they did in 1879 and emissions have fallen 60% since 1970. This is largely because industry has been gutted in th
by solumunus 3y ago
> The UK is now emitting less per capita than they did in 1879 and emissions have fallen 60% since 1970.
This is largely because industry has been gutted in the UK, the emissions for the UK population is simply occurring in other countries. Our green efforts have been better than many countries, but that’s not what has driven this large decline in emissions.
- helsinkiandrew 3y ago> but that’s not what has driven this large decline in emissions Perhaps since 1879, but for the past 30-40 years the largest driver in co2 reduction has been due to actual reduction in (trade adjusted) consumption (40%) https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/consumption-co2-per-capita?tab=chart&stackMode=relative&country=~GBR https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/consumption-co2-per-capit...
- iamthemonster 3y agothis tired trope won't die in the face of facts. https://ourworldindata.org/consumption-based-co2 https://ourworldindata.org/consumption-based-co2 34% of the emissions due to UK economic activity are occurring in other countries - it's not what has driven this large decline in emissions.
- solumunus 3y agoFair enough. My apologies for being a parrot.