China Literally $#!+$ On the Rest of the World

[Old Man Jingles]

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Somehow, I am not surprised.

 

[Old Man Jingles]

US pollutes more per capita than china so what are you complaining about? Canada pollutes more per capita than US.

Ocean reefs! SMH
Your gist is true but your comparison is silly.

 

[zubenelgenubi]

excuse me squarepants, sweden get actually more to eat than americans, and yet they pollute way less on that list

LOOOOOOOOOOO

Since there is such a strong relationship between income and per capita CO2 emissions, we’d expect this to be the case: that countries with high standards of living would have a high carbon footprint. But what becomes clear is that there can be large differences in per capita emissions, even between countries with similar standards of living. Many countries across Europe, for example, have much lower emissions than the US, Canada or Australia.

In fact, some European countries have emissions not far from the global average: In 2017 emissions in Portugal are 5.3 tonnes; 5.5t in France; and 5.8t per person in the UK. This is also much lower than some of their neighbours with similar standards of living, such as Germany, the Netherlands, or Belgium. The choice of energy sources plays a key role here: in the UK, Portugal and France, a much higher share of electricity is produced from nuclear and renewable sources – you can explore this electricity mix by country here. This means a much lower share of electricity is produced from fossil fuels: in 2015, only 6% of France’s electricity came from fossil fuels, compared to 55% in Germany.

Prosperity is a primary driver of CO2 emissions, but clearly policy and technological choices make a difference.

Where in the world do people emit the most CO2?

There are large inequalities in the carbon footprint of people across the world. How do countries across the world compare? Where in the world do people emit the most CO2?

ourworldindata.org

 

[zubenelgenubi]

Did that guy have some good weed or what when he created that?

I'm still trying to figure out how the fire under water works.

 

[rickyb]

Most of France's electricity comes from nuclear. Tell the crazy environmentalists in the U.S. to stop blocking nuclear power in the courts and we might get somewhere.

nuclear is bad too!

 

[rickyb]

Prove it. China and India are by far the worst polluters. Per capita doesn't much because they both have at least 4 times the population we do.

thats why we compare per capita.

 

[rickyb]

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r we learning something...

 

[The Driver]

China has been building islands in international water then making claims but no one seemed to care.

Of course people care. The Pentagon cares.

The point is that this appears to be “news”, the kind of information that’s “new”.

 

[rickyb]

Of course people care. The Pentagon cares.

The point is that this appears to be “news”, the kind of information that’s “new”.

Its still "news" to many americans that america is the empire

 

[vantexan]

nuclear is bad too!

Don't use France as an example of things being done better than the U.S. if you disagree with how France is keeping their carbon emissions lower.

 

[vantexan]

thats why we compare per capita.

No Ricky, if China pollutes a lot more, but has four times the population, comparing per capita makes it look like they pollute less. Playing with stats.

 

[rickyb]

No Ricky, if China pollutes a lot more, but has four times the population, comparing per capita makes it look like they pollute less. Playing with stats.

OBVIOUSLY THEY ARE GOING TO POLLUTE MORE IF YOU DONT FACTOR POPULATION SHERLOCK

 

[rickyb]

Don't use France as an example of things being done better than the U.S. if you disagree with how France is keeping their carbon emissions lower.

long list of problems with nuclear including it goes against market principles, makes you vulnerable for attack by war, etc

 

[vantexan]

OBVIOUSLY THEY ARE GOING TO POLLUTE MORE IF YOU DONT FACTOR POPULATION SHERLOCK

You're making like each American citizen pollutes more than each Chinese citizen, or whoever. When they say per capita they are taking the total carbon emissions put out by industry, cars, etc and dividing it by the population. However China puts out a lot more emissions but when divided by the number of their population it looks like per individual the U.S. is worse. This is playing with stats. Both China and India are bigger polluters.

 

[Off the leash]

Don't use France as an example of things being done better than the U.S. if you disagree with how France is keeping their carbon emissions lower.

We’ll all drive bicycles

 

[vantexan]

We’ll all drive bicycles

If some have their way we will. I always laugh at people driving big SUV's having bumper stickers about saving the planet. A lot of these climate change believers don't realize how they'll be impacted if extremists have their way.

 

[vantexan]

long list of problems with nuclear including it goes against market principles, makes you vulnerable for attack by war, etc

How does it go against market principles? And you were the one that mentioned France as doing things better than the U.S. You just want to slam the U.S. and didn't realize others would know how other countries were producing less emissions.

 

[DriveInDriѵeOut]

makes you vulnerable for attack by war, etc

You've seen too many movies kid, that's not how it works.

 

[Off the leash]

You've seen too many movies kid, that's not how it works.

If the greenies were for clean energy they’d be for nuclear power. But they’re not, because they are frauds

 

[rickyb]

How does it go against market principles? And you were the one that mentioned France as doing things better than the U.S. You just want to slam the U.S. and didn't realize others would know how other countries were producing less emissions.

at least they have high speed transit.

nuclear is based on govt guarantees. if i recall they wont insure it otherwise