Fastest rate of natural carbon dioxide rise over the last 50k years

Re:Fastest rate of natural carbon dioxide rise over the last... by bloak on Wednesday May 15, 2024 @09:21AM (#40366567)

Of the countries mentioned above, yes, and China emits a lot less CO2 per capita than the USA:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_carbon_di...

However Russia emits almost as much CO2 per capita as the USA, and Canada and Australia may be slightly worse than the USA.

China has larger CO2 emissions per capita than most EU countries, which is interesting. I'd like to see a breakdown of where that CO2 comes from. Is it manufacturing, agriculture, transport, domestic use or what?

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Re:Fastest rate of natural carbon dioxide rise over the last... by _djo_ on Wednesday May 15, 2024 @10:46AM (#40367655)

However, the US's per capita CO2 level keeps decreasing, while China's is increasing at a rapid rate. It's already 60% of the US's level and at this rate will eclipse it in the next few years.

So any solution to climate change that does not take China's emissions into account is doomed to fail just as much as one that doesn't take the US's emissions into account.

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Re:Fastest rate of natural carbon dioxide rise over the last... by triceratops on Wednesday May 15, 2024 @11:51AM (#40368556)

Canada and Russia are much colder than the USA, so some of that additional CO2 might be for heating. Not sure what Australia's excuse is.

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