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Yes, China is still categorized as a developing nation by WTO, they manufacture a lot of our products and so on. But that's of course no excuse for ruining future and present living conditions. We can't solve the climate crisis unless China drastically changes course. #MindTheGap
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China's annual emissions exceeded those of all developed nations combined in 2019, the first time this has happened since national greenhouse gas emissions have been measured, according to a new report. cnn.it/3baiVDI
As CO2 emissions stay in the atmosphere up to 1000years we of course need to look at historic emissions and in context to population and emissions per capita. And developed nation must lead so others can raise their living standards. As I say all the time.
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CO2 emissions per capita in metric tons Canada 19.4 USA 13.8 Russia 12.45 South Korea 11.85 Taiwan 11.72 Germany 9.44 Japan 8.77 China 8.12
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“... so extremely true and harshly denied by Chinese Communist Party for years. That party prioritizes more their manufactured reputation, than facing and accepting reality of climate and human rights issues. “-CNN_censored_comment
They are installing renewables at a far faster rate than most nations. Give credit where its due. Singling them out when they have far more green initiatives than western nations is a bit odd. But it’s not enough, clearly.
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