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U.S. Emissions Rise 4.2%, China's Fall 2.7%

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196 points triceratops | 8 comments | 02 Sep 25 20:02 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source | bottom
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Alifatisk ◴[02 Sep 25 20:42 UTC] No.45108766[source]▶
Good news for China, bad news for US. But don't forget China still emit 16B compared to US who emit 6B tons of CO2

https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/pollution...

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notTooFarGone ◴[02 Sep 25 20:43 UTC] No.45108778[source]▶
So tell me why are you using absolute numbers?
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1. gorwell ◴[02 Sep 25 20:45 UTC] No.45108800[source]▶
Those are the numbers that matter. Percentages are how you lie with statistics.

https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/annual-co2-emissions-per-...

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2. lotsofpulp ◴[02 Sep 25 20:47 UTC] No.45108821[source]▶
Globally, the total matters. By country, the per capita matters.
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3. _aavaa_ ◴[02 Sep 25 20:53 UTC] No.45108900[source]▶
Disagree. What matters is the absolute number, and the direction that number is going in.
4. zzzoom ◴[02 Sep 25 21:01 UTC] No.45108995[source]▶
What matters is that the US' number keeps growing.
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5. nerpderp82 ◴[02 Sep 25 21:04 UTC] No.45109027[source]▶
There is a great book on this https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/How_to_Lie_with_Statistics

But you have to know enough statistics to be sneaky with it.

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7. gorwell ◴[02 Sep 25 21:10 UTC] No.45109102[source]▶
It hasn't. It's been down since 2007 despite increased population.
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8. triceratops ◴[02 Sep 25 22:04 UTC] No.45109723{3}[source]▶
The article is literally about how it grew this year.