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Re:China emissions exceed all developed nations combined by opportune on Friday May 07, 2021 @09:36PM (#27082808)
It’s only fair to compare countries based on a per capita basis. Otherwise you are letting some people pollute much more than others because of imaginary lines on a globe
Re:China emissions exceed all developed nations combined by pengaru on Saturday May 08, 2021 @01:55AM (#27084323)
fairness is of zero relevance to this discussion

...looking at emissions per-capita is unfair to resource-rich countries that have reeled in their population growth and pulled themselves out of the mud. /s

Re:China emissions exceed all developed nations combined by josephcsible on Friday May 07, 2021 @09:52PM (#27082899)
Is being "fair" more important than stopping global warming? And besides, most pollution comes from industry, not from individuals.
Re:China emissions exceed all developed nations combined by morsch on Saturday May 08, 2021 @02:59AM (#27084643)
Being fair is a sensible way of dealing with a limited shared resource in a moral way. Often the only way to enforce unfair allocation is violence.

Industry is made up of and serves individuals, so it's not very difficult to assign its emissions to individuals.

Re:China emissions exceed all developed nations combined by raarts on Saturday May 08, 2021 @05:35PM (#27090942)
Since the emissions originate from China, and only the CCP is capable of reducing them I see no value in defining emissions as a per-capita number. The CCP likely cannot be shamed in reversing course. At least they did nothing significant the last few years.