Submitted by cyberpunk6066 t3_ylyzi4 in news
BrownMan65 t1_iv1t8y7 wrote
Reply to comment by evert198201 in Toxic smog turns India's capital "into a gas chamber" by cyberpunk6066
>Yeh and meanwhile blaming 'the west' for CO2 emissions
The US alone makes up for 25% of the CO2 emissions over the last century. In comparison, China with a population of 1.4 billion people makes up 11%. India with a population of 1.3 billion is less than that. Europe as a whole has a smaller population than both China and India and makes up 20% of CO2 emissions.
On top of this, during that century while the US and Europe were polluting our atmosphere, they were also able to develop to the point that they are at today. China and India did not have that luxury and are now playing catch up. Additionally, they're doing it with a lower per capita emission rate than the US even today.
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