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Whether you look at absolute levels or per-capita carbon emissions, its fair to say that China needs to up its game if its going to make good on its claim to be heading towards a green transition.... of course, you may already be discounting such claims.

Interestingly while the US emissions remain broadly stable, due to a growing population their per capita rate is declining.

Not that any of this matter much at the oil-soaked COP29

#COP29 #climate #emissions
Carbon emissions compared
1. Tons of CO2 equivalent (bn)/2. Tonnes of CO2 per capita

!. shows China's emissions climbing from around 3,000/year to around 12,000/year in 2020, while US remains around 6,000/year & India rising form 1,000/year to around 3,500/year

2. shows US per capita emissions dropping from around 20, to less than 15, while China has risen from around 2, to around 7 between 1990-2020