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Re:EU leaders agree to cut emissions by at least 55% by end ... by Benmcdonald__ on Friday December 11, 2020 @11:30AM (#25387532)
China has a modern infrastructure with electric transportation and investing in green energy. Their emissions per capital are low

The real problem is the US. High per capital emissions and weak commitments to reduce emissions

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Re:EU leaders agree to cut emissions by at least 55% by end ... by posix_me_less on Friday December 11, 2020 @12:42PM (#25388398)
Both are big polluters, both are real problems.
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Re:EU leaders agree to cut emissions by at least 55% by end ... by 1234fdsazxcv on Friday December 11, 2020 @02:00PM (#25389318)
Emissions per capita are low because a lot of the population lives in poverty outside the city or in the city on the margins. It is not an eco-utopia.
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Re:EU leaders agree to cut emissions by at least 55% by end ... by Benmcdonald__ on Friday December 11, 2020 @08:27PM (#25394285)
Even the rich lifestyles are greener than in America

Manufacturing is dirty but then the whole world consumes these goods so that's not only a China problem

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Re:EU leaders agree to cut emissions by at least 55% by end ... by dane-pgp on Friday December 11, 2020 @02:38PM (#25389856)
The US is free to plunge millions of its own citizens into poverty to take advantage of this "loophole" if it wishes.
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Re:EU leaders agree to cut emissions by at least 55% by end ... by iso1631 on Friday December 11, 2020 @03:49PM (#25390792)
> Their emissions per capital are low

Well I do see far more electric vehicles in Beijing and in Washington DC if that's what you mean

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