• VirtualOdour@sh.itjust.works
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    8 months ago

    China is making a lot of moves towards efficiency, their train network for example is outstanding and they’ve invested huge sums in renewables. Plus it’s silly comparing effects of different sized populations,

    The average Chinese person uses far less energy than the average American, about 10.1 tons of carbon pollution annually compared to 17.6 tons in the U.S., according to analyses from the Rhodium Group.

    https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/19/climate/us-china-climate-issues.html

    • Ben Matthews@sopuli.xyz
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      8 months ago

      Yes they invested enormously in high-speed train lines. But look on satellite image around those train stations, new city blocks have massive roads everywhere, 5 lanes in each direction, plus in parallel another set of toll roads. Even if those roads were empty , the cement and steel for all that has contributed enormous quantity of CO2 to the atmosphere.
      Chinese emissions per capita are higher than european average for many years now, however they always pick the worst country in the world for comparison statistics.