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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: 0.217s | source
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tuatoru ◴[02 Sep 25 20:40 UTC] No.45108731[source]▶
I haven't done the math but I would expect that more than all of China's decline is due to two effects:

population aging -- older people use less fossil fuel.

reduced household formation, in part driven by increased youth unemployment. It's impossible to get figures for this.

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w4yai ◴[02 Sep 25 20:42 UTC] No.45108768[source]▶
Which stage of denial is this ?
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tuatoru ◴[02 Sep 25 20:55 UTC] No.45108928[source]▶
Knowledge of demography.
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1. tokioyoyo ◴[02 Sep 25 21:14 UTC] No.45109149[source]▶
1/3 of Chinese population still lives in the rural areas. They’re still in the process of urbanization and building up new cities. That process results in emissions.