Boreras t1_je63ltx wrote on March 29, 2023 at 5:58 PM

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

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.

OriginalCompetitive t1_je65ryi wrote on March 29, 2023 at 6:12 PM

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.