In short, Chinese President Xi Jinping stole Greta Thunberg's childhood.
Posted on 05/06/2021 8:27:14 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
China’s greenhouse gas emissions in 2019 exceeded those of the U.S. and the developed world combined, according to a report published Thursday by research and consulting firm Rhodium Group.
The country’s emissions more than tripled during the past three decades, the report added.
China is now responsible for more than 27% of total global emissions. The U.S., which is the world’s second-highest emitter, accounts for 11% of the global total. India is responsible for 6.6% of global emissions, edging out the 27 nations in the EU, which account for 6.4%, the report said.
The findings come after a climate summit President Joe Biden hosted last month, during which Chinese President Xi Jinping reiterated his pledge to make sure the nation’s emissions peak by 2030. He also repeated China’s commitment to reach net-zero emissions by midcentury and urged countries to work together to combat the climate crisis.
“We must be committed to multilateralism,” Xi said during brief remarks at the summit. “China looks forward to working with the international community, including the United States, to jointly advance global environmental governance.”
Xi said China would control coal-fired generation projects and limit increases in coal consumption over the next five years, with reductions taking place in the five years following that.
However, Chinese officials have also emphasized that economic growth, which is still largely dependent on coal power, remains a priority. And the nation is still increasing construction of coal-fired power plants.
China, which is home to more than 1.4 billion people, saw its emissions surpass 14 gigatons of carbon dioxide equivalents in 2019, more than triple 1990 levels and a 25% increase over the past decade, the Rhodium report found. China’s per capita emissions in 2019 also reached 10.1 tons, nearly tripling over the past two decades.
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Well, DUH!!! Who the heck wasn’t aware of this? India, is a close second. The Environmental pollution from China and India DWARFS all other countries combined. And, where are the American Enviro Whacko’s protesting China and India en masse? Nowhere to be seen. But, if an American smokes a cigar or purchases a pickup truck those people go ballistic.
The western environmental movement is not an environmental movement. It is a PRO Marxist, anti-Capitalist, Anti-American movement. Funded by Soros and his ilk along with Communist China.
No shit Sherlock
We should declare a a moratorium on new environmental regulations until China and the rest of the world clean up their act.
Dispatch “j f’n skerry” STAT!
Gosh, maybe we should slap a green tariff on China until they clean up their act. Right Gaia Worshipers?
That’s nothing. John Kerry’s carbon emissions are greater than 50 counties combined.
The Paris Agreement authorized increases in CO2 emissions by developing countries exceeding the mandated reductions in CO2 emissions by developed countries. Furthermore, authorized emissions justify the burning of all proved reserves of fossil fuel at the time of the agreement. According to the assumptions of the Paris Agreement, that agreement is like rearranging the deck chairs of the Titanic.
That's an easy target to meet. Just say "we didn't use as much as we could have".
Agree. China is bringing on line one new coal fired power plant per week. Additionally, about 50% of China’s coal mines are on fire. Some have been burning for over a century. Once a coal mine gets on fire it’s very difficult to put out, some virtually impossible.
Btw, chinas rivers and estuaries are virtually dead with no prospect of recovering. The country is in bad shape.
My wife is in Taiwan. You should see the choking clouds of pollution coming over from china when the wind is blowing from that direction.
It’s amazing that the chinese people are even alive. We know several chinese here and they all have lung problems.
How much pollution was added from burning all those bodies in the streets from Covid when the crematoriums were swamped???
The smoke could be seen by the ISS.
Ping
So kow towing to EU “green” demands on this issue will change what? NOTHING.
And, while the EU talks a lot, it does less. It’s share of the global emissions is 18% (vs U.S. 11%).
They ought to be worried about pollutants, not CO2. But it’s all about the future shake down...not that China will play that game
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