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IntravenousDrugs t1_itt7g08 wrote

Why don't they map China, India, Brazil and Russia? It's a big fat zero over what we presume are the most of the most serious emitters.

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brennenderopa t1_ittj29v wrote

So we do not start at all and resign to "well the earth is fucked anyway"? I think this is a weak argument, the moment they start with Brazil, anyone could argue "Why not start in the US?"

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_craq_ t1_itty4qi wrote

The largest concentrated sources of methane emissions are fossil fuel extractors. Fracking in the USA, oil in the middle east, oil & gas in Russia. I wouldn't expect China, India or Brazil to be among the worst offenders. Of course, they have high greenhouse gas emissions too. China and India still burn a lot of coal. Brazil has a high rate of deforestation.

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