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US coal ‘biggest contributor by far’ to rise in global emissions
www.thechemicalengineer.com/news/us-coal-biggest-contributor-by-far-to-rise-in-global-emissions/
Replying to @Mustachius_Grumpius@thelemmy.club
From the article: “Make no mistake: China is still by far the biggest CO2 emitter in the world” in absolute terms, Law stressed.
Replying to @How_do_I_computah@lemmy.world
It’s also the biggest country in the world by population, by far. That’s not really indicative of anything. China is also decarbonizing at an absolutely incredible rate, whereas the US are basically doing everything they can to increase their emissions.
Replying to @Voroxpete@sh.itjust.works
ourworldindata.org/…/annual-co2-emissions-per-cou…
The US has been decreasing emissions for 20 years now. While China, as of 2024, was still exponentially increasing emissions.
cotap.org/per-capita-carbon-co2-emissions-by-coun…
Same with per capita emissions. The US has been cutting per capita emissions for 20 years, while China is still increasing.
Replying to @Earthwormjim91@lemmy.world
The default scale of that graph starting in 1750 is a bit unfair. If you zoom in to after 1980 you see that China’s trajectory is slowing down and there are projections China may have hit peak emissions this year. And that’s despite them having taken over a large chunk of manufacturing for us in the west who have been able to reduce emissions.