[simonhorlick]

The USA is the 2nd largest emitter of CO2, on a per-capita basis it's almost double that of China.

[feupan]

Yeah but China’s population is just padding the numbers here. Its tail of “low-emitting citizens” is probably as high as the high-emitters.

China is as capable as the rest of the first world to enforce higher standards if not more.

[eezurr]

I think that's because China (and India) haven't caught up to us yet (in terms of development, wealth, modernization).

[DoingIsLearning]

I am sorry no.

You have plenty of first world countries with a fraction of the US and Canada's per capita emissions.

You need to look within. You guys are very factually just wasteful. The US and Canada are the ones that stand out like a sore thumb among the First world countries. [0]

Only countries like Qatar and Kuwait are more wasteful than the US and Canada in CO2 per capita emissions.

[0] https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/co-emissions-per-capita?t...

Edit: added stats, it almost looks bimodal.

[aembleton]

Australia too: https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/co-emissions-per-capita?t...

[redisman]

Ok? So ignore the richest and most capable country?