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[-] SuddenDownpour@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

China has stalled their CO2 emissions since roughly 2012; they mostly pollute so much because there's immense demand of manufactured goods in richer countries; they've been putting far more effort into transitioning to renewables than some Western countries; and they're still below emissions per capita than Canada, the US, Russia, South Korea, Netherlands, Poland, Iran, Israel, Germany and Japan.

If you want China to emit even less, support protectionist policies in Western countries and/or tariff reductions for products that may prove they've been produced with renewables.

[-] alvvayson@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

That graph badly needs updating. They stalled between 2012 and 2016, but skyrocketed from 10 gigatons 2016 to 11 in 2021.

So no, your premise is wrong.

https://ourworldindata.org/co2/country/china

this post was submitted on 18 Jul 2023
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