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China has never had a meaningful reduction in per capita carbon emissions. Ever. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_carbon_dioxide_emissions_pe
by drawnwren 1mo ago
China has never had a meaningful reduction in per capita carbon emissions. Ever.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_carbon_dioxide_emissions_per_capita#/media/File:1850-_Annual_emission_of_carbon_dioxide_per_capita,_by_country.svg https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_carbon_di...
- AlecSchueler 1mo agoWhat are you trying to say with this?
- drawnwren 1mo ago"steps to reduce emissions" is a platitude that sounds nice. they have never actually reduced emissions. they will surpass the US in per capita emissions at this rate within a decade.
- defrost 1mo agoThey have a plan and they are sinking much of their current fossil fuel use into the largest renewable energy system on the planet. Compared to, say, rolling back windfarms and redirecting that money (almost a billion) into dodgy neighbours rolling coal ventures. Your prefer the US approach then?
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- drawnwren 1mo agoThis has always appeared to be a very measurable situation. Either one is committed to decreasing emissions or they are not. You can just measure emissions over time and compare. It has never made sense to me that people are willing to ignore the trends and argue in platitudes.