Comment on As US Offshore Wind Disappears, a Generation of Workers Is Left Behind
Jax@sh.itjust.works 3 days agoI think Qatar has higher Co2 per capita - I’m not sure how this matters
Comment on As US Offshore Wind Disappears, a Generation of Workers Is Left Behind
Jax@sh.itjust.works 3 days agoI think Qatar has higher Co2 per capita - I’m not sure how this matters
fruitycoder@sh.itjust.works 3 days ago
And the trend?
Jax@sh.itjust.works 3 days ago
For which, the Co2 generation, the plastic?
fruitycoder@sh.itjust.works 3 days ago
Both makes sense. Green house gases are probably the more pressing concern of ecosystem collapse
Jax@sh.itjust.works 3 days ago
Trending downwards for China, however their emissions are intrinsically tied to the U.S./western world’s emissions which… sort of makes things messy from an analytical standpoint. Yes the U.S. has higher per capita emissions, yet China has something like 400 million more people than the entire western world combined.
So yes, the numbers are messy but the U.S./western world’s emissions and China’s emissions are intrinsically linked - you don’t get one without the other, especially in a globalized economy. The bottom line is that both need to stop, and one contributes to the global emissions far more heavily than the other - per capita emissions don’t matter. This isn’t even discussing China’s internal markets, which aren’t exactly pollution free.
Now, one legitimate metric to guage the U.S. by would be emissions since the industrial revolution began. We’ve absolutely contributed far more pollution since then any country, ever, including China - though as China’s population grows this will change.
The same can be said for India and plastic pollution per capita. Yes, the U.S. generates more plastic waste per capita. I can tell you however, beyond a shadow of doubt, that the U.S.’ most polluted rivers pales in comparison to India’s. I’ve seen it firsthand.