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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

So tell me why are you using absolute numbers?

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gorwell ◴[02 Sep 25 20:45 UTC] No.45108800[source]▶

Those are the numbers that matter. Percentages are how you lie with statistics.

1. lotsofpulp ◴[02 Sep 25 20:47 UTC] No.45108821[source]▶

Globally, the total matters. By country, the per capita matters.

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2. _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.

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