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OriginalCompetitive t1_je58whu wrote

Reply to comment by Tearakan in U.S. renewable electricity surpassed coal in 2022 by altmorty

By humanity, you mean China. Emissions have been dropping for years in the U.S. and EU.

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Boreras t1_je63ltx wrote

Chinese and EU emissions fell in 2022, American emissions rose. This is despite the US dwarfing the others in per capita emission especially if you account for scope 3 which is a logical necessity.

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OriginalCompetitive t1_je65ryi wrote

That’s because the US recovered from abnormally now emissions due to COVID, whereas China spent 2022 still trapped in a massive COVID downturn. Year over year trends can sometimes be misleading, but the big picture is clear as day. Chinese emissions are now higher than all other developed countries combined.

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