> The top 10 most polluting countries according to the IPCC:
> Qatar — 37.05 per capita
> Kuwait — 23.49 per capita
> Saudi Arabia — 19.39 per capita
> Canada — 16.85 per capita
> United States — 15.74 per capita
> Germany — 9.7 per capita
> China — 7.72 per capita
> Spain — 6.09 per capita
> France — 5.02 per capita
> Thailand — 4.05 per capita
> Greenhouse gas emissions by China are the largest of any country in the world both in production and consumption terms, and stem mainly from coal burning in China, including coal-fired power stations, coal mining,[3] and blast furnaces producing iron and steel.[4] When measuring production-based emissions, China emitted over 14 gigatonnes (Gt) CO2eq of greenhouse gases in 2019,[5] 27% of the world total.[6][7] When measuring in consumption-based terms, which adds emissions associated with imported goods and extracts those associated with exported goods, China accounts for 13 gigatonnes (Gt) or 25% of global emissions.[8]
The source of the map says “National Cumulative”, this why I said I think it means historical emissions and not emissions of today. Also, a more just way to measure it would be for consumption, not emissions, a lot of the emissions generated on china is generated on the manufacturing of consumers goods to be used on the first world.
> The top 10 most polluting countries according to the IPCC: > Qatar — 37.05 per capita > Kuwait — 23.49 per capita > Saudi Arabia — 19.39 per capita > Canada — 16.85 per capita > United States — 15.74 per capita > Germany — 9.7 per capita > China — 7.72 per capita > Spain — 6.09 per capita > France — 5.02 per capita > Thailand — 4.05 per capita
Source: https://www.countryliving.com/uk/news/a37266476/most-polluting-countries-un-report/
And from Wikipedia:
> Greenhouse gas emissions by China are the largest of any country in the world both in production and consumption terms, and stem mainly from coal burning in China, including coal-fired power stations, coal mining,[3] and blast furnaces producing iron and steel.[4] When measuring production-based emissions, China emitted over 14 gigatonnes (Gt) CO2eq of greenhouse gases in 2019,[5] 27% of the world total.[6][7] When measuring in consumption-based terms, which adds emissions associated with imported goods and extracts those associated with exported goods, China accounts for 13 gigatonnes (Gt) or 25% of global emissions.[8]
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greenhouse_gas_emissions_by_China
So, yeah, bullshit map
The source of the map says “National Cumulative”, this why I said I think it means historical emissions and not emissions of today. Also, a more just way to measure it would be for consumption, not emissions, a lot of the emissions generated on china is generated on the manufacturing of consumers goods to be used on the first world.
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