[paulddraper]

> Because we’re all idiots and waited too long

U.S. CO2 emissions have been steadily falling for over a decade. [1]

Twice that long on a per-capita basis.

Considering that broad consensus about global warming was only formed in 1980s, that's not a terrible track record.

A far bigger problem than stupidity or procrastination is the industrialization of 3 billion people. There's no great solution to that.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greenhouse_gas_emissions_by_th...

[rwem]

They’re not steadily falling. As noted in the article, they were up in 2018.

[paulddraper]

Hm, appears the graph in Wikipedia is out of date.

[rwem]

The graph is electric generation only. Electricity accounts for less than 1/3rd of US greenhouse gas emissions.