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A comment on Visualising per Capita CO2 Emissions – Criticise the US and Canada, Not China.

Re:Visualising per Capita CO2 Emissions – Criticise the US a... by 3zra on Monday April 22, 2019 @08:00AM (#19718184)
What I don't fully understand about calculating carbon footprints is if I buy an iPhone made in China, does that add to the carbon footprint per capita of my country or to China's carbon footprint per capita? If the second were to be true, we would be shaming 'developing' countries for fuelling our own consumption levels.
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Re:Visualising per Capita CO2 Emissions – Criticise the US a... by KyleOS on Monday April 22, 2019 @08:05AM (#19718211)
I believe it is indeed the second - it would add to China's carbon footprint - & I completely agree with you. This article addresses the issue nicely: https://www.carbonbrief.org/how-much-of-chinas-carbon-dioxid... countries that import more and manufacture less (the West) experience falling emissions, while that of the developing, manufacturing economies increases
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