“reputable scientists” = tax plundered research for purposes of political power. Regardless of human effect it is china doing it.

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longitudinal93 7 hours ago | parent | next [-]

While it's true that China is currently responsible for the largest share of CO2 emissions at least their output is trending down:

See https://www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-chinas-co2-emissions-ha...

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nomel 6 hours ago | parent [-]

And, it's important to understand why they're emitting some of that CO2: Western wallets demanding foreign produced goods, because Western society collectively, and enthusiastically, pushed manufacturing to China.

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vkou 5 hours ago | parent [-]

It's more important to understand why they're emitting so much of that CO2 - because a lot of people in China need to eat and have a roof over their heads.

Any analysis that fails to take per-capita into account is not made in good faith.

	▲	tartoran 4 hours ago \| parent [-]
		China has a large population but so does India. Don't forget that China is the world's factory and that's where a very large chunk of CO2 emissions come from.

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longitudinal93 7 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Worth also noting that on a per capita basis China aren't even in the top ten.

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virgildotcodes 4 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Tax plundering, really dude?

Quick guess, do you think more tax dollars have gone to the fossil fuel industry, or climate scientists?

Political power, just again, amazing.

Who do you think wields more political power in the world? The fossil fuel industry and petro states, or climate scientists?

It's such a blatant, weird attempt to invert reality. It's the whole "accuse your enemy of that which you are guilty" approach.

I don't understand how this propaganda talking point sticks in anyone's head and doesn't fall apart with two seconds of critical thought.

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