Americas richest 10% is responsible for 40% of its planet heating pollution

Re:Americas richest 10% is responsible for 40% of its planet... by alexnewman on Saturday September 16, 2023 @11:51PM (#37541362)

Uhm, no. Current, America isn’t even responsible for 40% of the planet’s warming. Therefore, 10% of America cannot be responsible for 40%. I assume they mean 10% of america is responsible is for 40% of america’s planet heating. Which is of no surprise.

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Re:Americas richest 10% is responsible for 40% of its planet... by footy on Sunday September 17, 2023 @12:36AM (#37541569)

Yes, that's obviously what they mean. The pronoun "its" is modifying "America".

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Re:Americas richest 10% is responsible for 40% of its planet... by gaadd33 on Sunday September 17, 2023 @01:12AM (#37541735)

English isn't your native language is it? The it's refers to America's warming. English isn't simple so it's an understandable mistake to make.

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Re:Americas richest 10% is responsible for 40% of its planet... by jezovuk on Sunday September 17, 2023 @05:03AM (#37542997)

it's -> its

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Re:Americas richest 10% is responsible for 40% of its planet... by alexnewman on Tuesday September 19, 2023 @10:15PM (#37579670)

I am American and I read it wrong first, I asked 10 people, all Americans they all misunderstood the title.

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