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

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196 points triceratops | 1 comments | 02 Sep 25 20:02 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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gorwell ◴[02 Sep 25 20:42 UTC] No.45108774[source]▶
Misleading due to missing context.

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

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ceejayoz ◴[02 Sep 25 20:52 UTC] No.45108889[source]▶
Pot, meet kettle. Now do it per-capita.
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lucb1e ◴[02 Sep 25 20:53 UTC] No.45108903[source]▶
https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/co-emissions-per-capita

Sadly shows China going up, sharply until 2011, then more modestly. The latest 2023 data shows 8t/capita where the EU average is about 6 (not every EU country is rich, but sounds like that ought to be enough for a decent lifestyle) and US 14

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ceejayoz ◴[02 Sep 25 20:58 UTC] No.45108960[source]▶
> Sadly shows China going up, sharply until 2011, then more modestly.

And how does their current value compare to the US?

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1. lucb1e ◴[02 Sep 25 21:04 UTC] No.45109036{4}[source]▶
> And how does their current value compare to the US?

Read my comment?