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13. Per capita is meaningless when facing a global problem like climate change

Thu May 6, 2021, 04:39 PM

May 2021

What matters to the climate is how much carbon is in the air. In the end, all that matters is how high the Keeling Curve goes every year.

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China's Emissions Now Exceed All the Developed World's Combined [View all] oldsoftie May 2021 OP

True, but planet Earth doesn't care about per capita. FailureToCommunicate May 2021 #2

+1000 Mosby May 2021 #4

Moreso than arbitrary boundaries ... Xoan May 2021 #6

Without boundaries there would be mass chaos oldsoftie May 2021 #11

The only way to look at this is per capita mainer May 2021 #7

"Look at China! Look at China! Ignore us!" mainer May 2021 #17

India produces more particulates than any other country. Mosby May 2021 #5

Every country has to get with the program or we're all doomed Bayard May 2021 #8

China is still a developing nation. OneCrazyDiamond May 2021 #9

The atmosphere doesnt care who is developed & who isnt oldsoftie May 2021 #10

I don't see developing nations mitigating carbon they didn't put up there. OneCrazyDiamond May 2021 #12

That is fair. OneCrazyDiamond May 2021 #16