Hannah Ritchie

Hey Hannah, Does it look like we could do it and keep below 2 or 3C? I don't feel too Confident with China, India, and many African countries still on industrialisation charges

We won't manage for 1.5C. 2C is still feasible but unlikely. We can definitely keep below 3C.

Are they offloading their CO2 to other countries and then importing? If they have zero imports I might be convinced.

This. Absolutely this. Infinite growth is not possible on a finite planet.

Perhaps we can, but there is no indication whatsoever that we are going to. The better part of CO2 emissions could be spared if we chose to lead minimalist lifestyles, or if we reduced population growth to sustainable levels, over the last few decades. But we didn't.

But how much of that comes from offshoring production ? Does the data take into account that something produced in China won’t emit CO2 on US soil, but still does emit CO2 ?

The 'consumption-based' numbers are production numbers adjusted for trade. So it's production minus CO2 in exported goods plus CO2 in imported goods. So this data corrects for offshoring.

What's the difference between those who succeeded in decoupling vs those who didn't? Does it take some economic development? Social? availability of nuclear?