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I’m glad to see a post that’s positive about China. Most people and politicians from the West like trash-talking China for pollution, even though China is drastically improving and historically Western countries have produced more pollution than China.
Europe and the US have definitely produced more pollution than China in absolute terms. Both have polluted for hundreds of years, China just started very recently.
I think it’s also important to keep in mind that a lot of pollution produced in China comes from commodities that are consumed in America and Europe. So, the source of pollution is still largely rooted in Western growth and consumerism.
I’m glad to see a post that’s positive about China. Most people and politicians from the West like trash-talking China for pollution, even though China is drastically improving and historically Western countries have produced more pollution than China.
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Europe and the US have definitely produced more pollution than China in absolute terms. Both have polluted for hundreds of years, China just started very recently.
https://ourworldindata.org/contributed-most-global-co2
I think it’s also important to keep in mind that a lot of pollution produced in China comes from commodities that are consumed in America and Europe. So, the source of pollution is still largely rooted in Western growth and consumerism.