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Re:China Has Added Forest the Size of Texas Since 1990 by voxelghost on Wednesday October 29, 2025 @08:18PM (#45754859)
Why wouldnt per capita matter? By that logic, you are saying it would be OK for Tuvalu to emit the same amount as the US?

Or actually, if per capita doesn't matter. Then China could fracture into 10 separate nations, and their output would sudenly be negliable?

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Re:China Has Added Forest the Size of Texas Since 1990 by mdeeks on Wednesday October 29, 2025 @08:45PM (#45755074)
Qatar emits FAR more than the US per capita, but the total emissions are extremely small. The impact on the climate is tiny comparatively.
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Re:China Has Added Forest the Size of Texas Since 1990 by raincole on Thursday October 30, 2025 @02:14AM (#45756898)
Per captia doesn't matter.

> Then China could fracture into 10 separate nations, and their output would sudenly be negliable?

Don't you see the argument goes both ways? If the US merge with a few Africa countries, does it count as an "improvement" in regard of carbon emission?

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Re:China Has Added Forest the Size of Texas Since 1990 by myrmidon on Thursday October 30, 2025 @08:34AM (#45759314)
> If the US merge with a few Africa countries, does it count as an "improvement" in regard of carbon emission?

Yes? I fail to see what your point is?

But seems both unworkable and likely to fail/lose its positive effect in less than a decade anyway.

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