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mainer

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17. "Look at China! Look at China! Ignore us!"

Reply to NickB79 (Reply #13)

Fri May 7, 2021, 08:48 AM

May 2021

When we as Americans individually emit more carbon into the air, of course we want to point the finger at a country with far more people.

That's not to say that we shouldn't all be alarmed by it. But when we are the biggest sinners, it's odd that we point the finger elsewhere.

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China's Emissions Now Exceed All the Developed World's Combined [View all] oldsoftie May 2021 OP

It's a problem of sheer numbers of human beings. A bit misleading without the full data. Demnation May 2021 #1

True, but planet Earth doesn't care about per capita. FailureToCommunicate May 2021 #2

+1000 Mosby May 2021 #4

Moreso than arbitrary boundaries ... Xoan May 2021 #6

Without boundaries there would be mass chaos oldsoftie May 2021 #11

Predicating out lives entirely on the imaginary seems our de-facto position. LanternWaste May 2021 #15

The only way to look at this is per capita mainer May 2021 #7

Per capita is meaningless when facing a global problem like climate change NickB79 May 2021 #13

"Look at China! Look at China! Ignore us!" mainer May 2021 #17

India has a far lower per capita output of greenhouse gasses than China. speak easy May 2021 #3

India produces more particulates than any other country. Mosby May 2021 #5

Every country has to get with the program or we're all doomed Bayard May 2021 #8

China is still a developing nation. OneCrazyDiamond May 2021 #9

The atmosphere doesnt care who is developed & who isnt oldsoftie May 2021 #10

I don't see developing nations mitigating carbon they didn't put up there. OneCrazyDiamond May 2021 #12

Over half of all carbon in the air has been emitted since 1988, much of it China's NickB79 May 2021 #14

That is fair. OneCrazyDiamond May 2021 #16