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196 points triceratops | 4 comments | 02 Sep 25 20:02 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source

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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. zzzoom ◴[02 Sep 25 21:01 UTC] No.45108995[source]▶

What matters is that the US' number keeps growing.

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3. 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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4. triceratops ◴[02 Sep 25 22:04 UTC] No.45109723[source]▶

The article is literally about how it grew this year.

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