China’s Soaring Emissions Are Upending Climate Politics
China’s Soaring Emissions Are Upending Climate Politics
China has now passed Europe in its historical contribution to global warming. Rich nations say the country should contribute more climate aid.
Per capita they're still waaay lower than the USA. And they're implementing public transit and renewable power faster than most other countries.
That's not even considering how much Chinese manufacturing is solely for Western consumption.
China's per capita emissions are also waaay higher then those of the EU for example, while the EU's emissions are falling and China's are rising. Also China's emissions fall by about 10%, when you adjust for trade.
The big problem is more that the countries most responsible for climate change is changing. The West emissions are falling, whereas non Western countries emissions are rising. So the West argues that climate reparations should be paid by the countries emitting the most and not by the countries who have the most money. They are related, but not the same. Also that that bases needs to be adjusted over time.
Definitely concerning. Only tangentially related, but I feel like I see a lot of mud coming from the USA towards China's emissions. I do think it's important to call China out for emissions, but there's something that feels a little off about the world's most polluting country calling out others.
Yeah, China emissions are still not even half of what the west is doing per capita, and they are taking some giant leaps in renewables.
Not defending, but bullshit propaganda where so much is at stake is just sad - let the scientists talk.
Could catastrophic CO2 emissions ever constitute a casus belli?