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BlueIn_W_Pa

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9. The US can't move the needle on CO2

Reply to LiberaBlueDem (Reply #8)

Wed Aug 23, 2023, 08:44 AM

Aug 2023

in CO2 rough annual emissions?
US 15%
APAC 80%
China has surpassed the US 20 yrs ago, and are double the US today
China burns more coal than the rest of the planet put together

The US alone can't do anything to stop CO2 levels from rising. China and India will dwarf anything we can stop.

https://ourworldindata.org/exports/annual-co2-emissions-per-country_v46_850x600.svg

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A new study found that the top 10% of households responsible for 40% of U.S. greenhouse ga [View all] LiberaBlueDem Aug 2023 OP

It ain't your fault, unless you are a 1%er LiberaBlueDem Aug 2023 #1

Hate to break it to you, but all affluent North Americans are 1%ers by global standards. hunter Aug 2023 #3

This report is USA based LiberaBlueDem Aug 2023 #4

Prime example of a 1%er LiberaBlueDem Aug 2023 #5

Moma nature don't care about "USA based." hunter Aug 2023 #7

But if trump and all the others like him did what you suggest, LiberaBlueDem Aug 2023 #8

The US can't move the needle on CO2 BlueIn_W_Pa Aug 2023 #9

If I did not know better LiberaBlueDem Aug 2023 #12

For crying out loud BlueIn_W_Pa Aug 2023 #13

Just imagine a China official LiberaBlueDem Aug 2023 #16

So you're saying Trump is responsible for excess CO2? BlueIn_W_Pa Aug 2023 #17

Exactly BlueIn_W_Pa Aug 2023 #10

"We all ought to be finding ways to lift everyone out of poverty on a global scale" BlueIn_W_Pa Aug 2023 #11

I'm an unapologetic advocate for nuclear power these days. hunter Aug 2023 #14

1000% with you BlueIn_W_Pa Aug 2023 #15

They are idiots. The supremacy of the Federal Government was established in 1865. Chainfire Aug 2023 #2

See discussion here OKIsItJustMe Aug 2023 #6