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by justicezyx 2041 days ago
Well, us peaked because it’s a developed country.

You cannot require a developing country to reach peak at the same time as the developed one, can you?

Also, please consider the per capita number as well

https://www.google.com/search?rlz=1C9BKJA_enUS768US768&hl=en...

Everyone deserve the good life enjoyed by anyone else. Unless China is 4x of us emissions, I would not consider them less responsible than the world leader.

Look at US track record in the past four years in climate control, and think about how US can lead instead of excusing for its own slack...